I was trying to change the spark plugs and I broke the spark plug off below the the nut of it?

Tiny
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It was the spark plug closest to the fire wall.
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Wednesday, September 28th, 2011 AT 4:51 AM

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Tiny
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The only real solution to this is to pull the head off, trying to remove a broken spark plug in place is not recommended as if you drop any of the ceramic insulator or metal into the cylinder, you can't retrieve it and this can do serious damage to the engine.
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Wednesday, September 28th, 2011 AT 10:40 AM

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