Savageman wrote on 06/17/17 at 14:42:18:I have seen this issue on several Savage's. When I change the spark plug the old one is very loose almost finger tight in some cases. Of course it lowers the compression and power band.
Any usable ideas or comments for a fix? I don't want to over torque the plug or use loctite on it.
The gasket on the sparkplug is not for sealing, it is to prevent it backing out.
The fit of the threads is enough to prevent leakage.