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Re: Autolite 3923 washer



In a message dated 11/10/2005 10:50:49 AM Pacific Standard Time, writes:
>DO NOT apply Anti-Seize to spark plug  threads. You will end up >overtorquing
> the plug and stripping out the thread in  the head.
If one uses a Torque Wrench and tightens the plug to the recommended torque 
setting (10 Nm for instance), how can the threads be stripped, regardless of 
whether or not an anti-seize compound is used?
 >Many
> spark plug makers specifically say not to use Anti-Seize.
Specifically, who might that be, and by what means is this information 
transmitted from these manufacturers to the end users?

Gary Prickett
Mission Viejo, CA

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