# Can i rethread a spark pluck thats been retreaded once already **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** explorer, ford\ **Created:** [July 1, 2018, 8:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-i-rethread-a-spark-pluck-thats-been-retreaded-once-already/120207 "2018-07-01T20:34:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jayjay302](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/90ced4/32.png) [@Jayjay302](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jayjay302)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2018, 8:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-i-rethread-a-spark-pluck-thats-been-retreaded-once-already/120207/1 "2018-07-01T20:34:35Z")
Im confused cause the mechanics saying you can’t just rethread it again is this true. Thank in advance for any help ---
**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2018, 8:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-i-rethread-a-spark-pluck-thats-been-retreaded-once-already/120207/2 "2018-07-01T20:39:10Z")
It might not work, but if you accept that, you could try and see. Has it had an insert? If not, that may be a more reliable repair. ---
**Author:** ![Jayjay302](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/90ced4/32.png) [@Jayjay302](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jayjay302)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2018, 8:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-i-rethread-a-spark-pluck-thats-been-retreaded-once-already/120207/3 "2018-07-01T20:41:27Z")
I’m not sure if it had a insert I was just told it was already rethreaded once and it can’t be done again ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2018, 8:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-i-rethread-a-spark-pluck-thats-been-retreaded-once-already/120207/4 "2018-07-01T20:43:14Z")
My question is? How does the same spark plug hole keeps getting bunged up? Tester ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2018, 8:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-i-rethread-a-spark-pluck-thats-been-retreaded-once-already/120207/5 "2018-07-01T20:46:28Z")
I recommend installing a time-sert . . . in fact, I recommend it OVER heli-coil ---
**Author:** ![Jayjay302](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/90ced4/32.png) [@Jayjay302](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jayjay302)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2018, 8:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-i-rethread-a-spark-pluck-thats-been-retreaded-once-already/120207/6 "2018-07-01T20:47:34Z")
I don’t know It was given to me by my aunt and she told me everything was fine and it just had a tune up. I start driving it and the service engine light came on and I was missing a spark plug. So I think she was taken advantage of by a mechanic And he rethreaded it and didn’t tell her or something ---
**Author:** ![Jayjay302](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/90ced4/32.png) [@Jayjay302](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jayjay302)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2018, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-i-rethread-a-spark-pluck-thats-been-retreaded-once-already/120207/7 "2018-07-01T20:49:11Z")
Alright I’ll tell the mechanic ---
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2018, 2:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-i-rethread-a-spark-pluck-thats-been-retreaded-once-already/120207/8 "2018-07-02T02:36:12Z")
I wouldn’t be too quick to blame the mechanic for a problem like this. You did not mention age or miles but stripped plug threads can be due to any number of things. The damage could have been done long ago by someone else and there would likely be no way of ever determining who was responsible for it. Maybe it was damaged at the factory when the car was built. Anything is possible. ---
**Author:** ![wentwest](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wentwest/32/6073_2.png) [@wentwest](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wentwest)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2018, 4:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-i-rethread-a-spark-pluck-thats-been-retreaded-once-already/120207/9 "2018-07-02T16:03:19Z")
This is a question that should be asked at a machine shop. However, if it’s a Ford Explorer, maybe it would be a better use of money to search for a replacement head at a “recycling” center. It’s a common car, so the part should not be too hard to find. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2018, 11:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-i-rethread-a-spark-pluck-thats-been-retreaded-once-already/120207/10 "2018-07-02T23:42:34Z")
> [@wentwest](#): > > This is a question that should be asked at a machine shop. None of us can see the cylinder head in question . . . But, generally speaking, you don’t need to be a machinist to install a time-sert ---
**Author:** ![wentwest](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wentwest/32/6073_2.png) [@wentwest](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wentwest)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2018, 5:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-i-rethread-a-spark-pluck-thats-been-retreaded-once-already/120207/11 "2018-07-03T05:53:38Z")
That’s true, but when you have a situation where it’s the second time around, it seems like it’s time to bring in someone who the OP might trust to know what they are talking about. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2018, 11:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-i-rethread-a-spark-pluck-thats-been-retreaded-once-already/120207/12 "2018-07-03T23:18:45Z")
I know this . . . Time-serts work very well And some of the the other products don’t, and they blow out And time-sert is often the product that will work, when other hacks and other products have already failed