This is something people do after they have had a bad experience with stripping out spark plug threads (in aluminium heads). I have not heard of this happening in motorcycle heads though. I'm not sure you need it. But putting them in dry is probably the opposite. if you have any dirt, had them over-tightened or cross-threaded, or there is any galling (transfer of aluminum to the plug threads) then you really need to pay attention to this. If you keep the threads clean and have even the slightest lube on the threads and pay attention to basic tightening rules, then you should have no problem.
I have put new threads in a few automotive heads (without removing the head). It is quite a challenge and having to do it once will train you to pay attention to this for the rest of your life. It sucks! *Extra info, purely for your entertainment:* The silver anti seize is the standard stuff. We used the gold, or bronze stuff by the bucket for nuts and bolts in the plastics manufacturing world because if the extreme temperatures for extended periods of time. All the oils would have long since burned off by the time we would disassemble the irons and extruder parts by the time we would take them apart. What is left is a flaky film of this copper-like stuff keeping the screws from totally binding in the equipment. My point here is that a motorcycle head will not get near as hot for near as long as an iron used for sealing/cutting plastic bags in the manufacturing process. It's overkill. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=837hVjDlT_c See the thing popping up and down in this video at about 30 seconds into the video. It is a horizontal iron, acting as a knife blade, being maintained at about 300-350 degrees F. This is where you need that stuff, not on a motorcycle head. Clear as mud? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
