I know what it means to be stranded in the middle of no where. On my way to SZ'99 I was an hour or so outside Chicago. Ottawa, IL to be exact. A month prior to leaving I changed the plugs and managed to cross thread one and it decided to work it's way out in BFE. Boom rattle rattle! The mech at the Ford dealership said I had 2 options. 1 helicoil which is boring out the crossed socket with the helicoil and different size plug or 2 pull the engine and put a $1000 head on and wait a week. Their was a Ford, Chevy and Honda dealership, 1 hotel and a Cracker Barrel. That was it. The mechanic was great and the helicoil has been in for 50k. I cut my losses and headed back to Chicago for a nice weekend. Thank god for cell phones.
