[MV] Glow Plugs, OUCH!

From: Ted Hintopoulos (hint@northnet.org)
Date: Mon Jan 29 2001 - 06:52:30 PST

>$489 mistake to get them drilled out.
>The TM9 says 10 ft LBS. When my 13g plugs were done to 10 ft/LBS it snapped
>every plug. Must mean 10 inch LBS.

OUCH!!!

Question ?: 10 ft-LBS is not very much. I use an inch-pound torque
wrench and set for 120 in-LBS. More resolution on the inch wrench
then looking for 10 on an 150 ft-LB wrench.

10 in-LBS is practically finger tight.

Did I miss something?

Thanks all, Ted.

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