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Originally Posted by cubs-n-bxrs
I myself would not go the route of using a helicoil on a spark plug. I have seen to many of them get pulled out with the plug. Reason being the sealing ring on the bottom of spark plug when tightened down will catch the edge of helicoil and back it out with the plug. I would use a threaded spark plug insert with red loctite and for safety measures prick punch the bottom of the insert and head. Just my  |
The correct type of heli coil would be a locking heli coil. ( to over simplify, they are designed with a flat spot on the outside to lock the heli coil in place.)
That said, I would use a Time Sert type repair myself.
Cub800, are you using a torque wrench to tighten the spark plug?