Just as you said, the head has to come off and the stripped thread housing re-driilled, tapped and a threaded insert installed to take a spark plug.
Rob
September 2009
A good garage will fit a 'helicoil' insert for you - but it means taking the cylinder head off to do this. An alternative is another head from a breakers yard.
John
September 2009
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