How to get to a million.

[Astro14]

100% of cross threaded spark plugs occur during the process of installing them.


Don't over-maintain something, it's as risky (or riskier) than neglect in some cases.

I’ve never cross-threaded a spark plug. Not one.

But in deep wells, I use a bit of 3/8” fuel hose to start them. If they’re not perfectly aligned, the fuel hose slips.

Foolproof.

The only risk to over maintaining something, is to your wallet. You’re thrown away money replacing stuff that isn’t worn out.

There is a separate, unfortunately, common, risk, and that is “hacks”, who cut corners, use power tools inappropriately, and do stupid things like crossing spark plugs, as a result.

 

[Hohn]

I’ve never cross-threaded a spark plug. Not one.

But in deep wells, I use a bit of 3/8” fuel hose to start them. If they’re not perfectly aligned, the fuel hose slips.

Foolproof.

The only risk to over maintaining something, is to your wallet. You’re thrown away money replacing stuff that isn’t worn out.

There is a separate, unfortunately, common, risk, and that is “hacks”, who cut corners, use power tools inappropriately, and do stupid things like crossing spark plugs, as a result.

I'd never cross threaded a spark plug either. Until I did. Soft aluminum, small Honda GX390. Had to timesert the head.

There's no such thing as a zero-risk intervention.

 

[Hohn]

Logically speaking, there's no other way for them to become cross threaded. . . Might as well sit there and never undertake anything due to a fear or potential issue. I understand where you are coming from, but what's the alternative? Not putting spark plugs back in? Things happen whether you are careful or not. It's like saying 100% of injuries occur during the process of doing something.

Fate. Sometimes you maintain perfectly and things still go wrong. I prefer to execute with due diligence and competence. If things still go south after I put effort and focus into them, then so be it and it's a lesson to learn. What's that quote? "You can do everything right and still lose, that's not a weakness, that's life".

The point here is to make intelligent risk management calls. It means having the confidence to change plugs when needed, and the sense to not change them when it's not needed.

 

[gasman556]

AWESOME rig. PLEASE continue to take care of it as you’re planning to do.

+1 on baseline of all fluids including diffs, tcase, and transmission to go along with the oil, brake fluid, coolant, power steering fluid already mentioned. If even go so far as to disconnect your return line on the power steering reservoir and cycle the entire fluid volume from the pump, lines, etc. ONLY do this complete fluid exchange if you have ORIGINAL replacement lines and clamps on hand. I’d imagine the originals are crusty at this point and you don’t want to have issues should they crack or not seal right when put back in place. Bleed all the brake fluid out. Not just the reservoir. Check where your a/c drains and see if frame rail is rusty where this is (common on 100 series, I don’t know about 60 series). Grease your zerks.

Also, I think people here say Purolator isn’t what it used to be. Check out the premium guard (insert other house brands made by this corp here), amsoil, or OEM Toyota oil filters.

 

[Norcal]

AWESOME rig. PLEASE continue to take care of it as you’re planning to do.

+1 on baseline of all fluids including diffs, tcase, and transmission to go along with the oil, brake fluid, coolant, power steering fluid already mentioned. If even go so far as to disconnect your return line on the power steering reservoir and cycle the entire fluid volume from the pump, lines, etc. ONLY do this complete fluid exchange if you have ORIGINAL replacement lines and clamps on hand. I’d imagine the originals are crusty at this point and you don’t want to have issues should they crack or not seal right when put back in place. Bleed all the brake fluid out. Not just the reservoir. Check where your a/c drains and see if frame rail is rusty where this is (common on 100 series, I don’t know about 60 series). Grease your zerks.

Also, I think people here say Purolator isn’t what it used to be. Check out the premium guard (insert other house brands made by this corp here), amsoil, or OEM Toyota oil filters.

Appreciate it. All good advice.