Deisel flow problem?

From : jim m jim

Q: from his description of the broken section i dont see how junk didnt fall into the cylinder. its possible the plug snapped around its circumference and the center portion came out as well. that should leave only the threaded cylinder and the ground electrode remaining. even if it didnt any easy out or drilling will surly push stuff into the cylinder which is exactly why i recommend the square tapered easy-out... no drilling. you tap it in straight and the corners bite into the threaded portion of the plug. if you get a good bite and it doesnt slip while turning it there shouldnt be much debris that falls into the cylinder. .

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From : bigironram

on thu 27 jan 2005 220337 -0500 jbarts johnbarts@yahooo.com wrote big thanks to everyone that helped! i went to my local sears and picked up an nice fat extractor and some other tools. i bought liquid wrench but i didnt use it on the broken plug i will use it on the others. like i said in the other post i sprayed wd40 last night and i let it sit overnight. with the extractor tool i was able to remove the stuck screw part of the plug! i also used a little magnet antenna to see if any metal filings fell it. it was clean. thanks again for all the help! i think this plug was messed up from the get go and nothing i could have done would have prevented what happened. but still from now on i will apply a penetrating oil a few hours before i start any spark plug job just to be sure. good on you! i was afraid that you might have to take the head off... glad that the solution was relatively easy.. mac please remove splinters before emailing .