Crackheads stealing spark plugs

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26 Dec 2015 07:50
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I work in Baltimore city so i make sure i have at least one of my "little friends" in my toolbox! Baltimore city is crazy! Crack heads broke into my work twice a couple months ago, it's







a gas station. Luckily they walked by the snap-on tool boxes and just stole cigarettes from the store.
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Re: Crackheads stealing spark plugs

26 Dec 2015 08:09
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Cool B) I hope you don't leave your baby's in there at night. If they get there hands on the Z1, they'll have a bag for weeks. :angry:
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Re: Crackheads stealing spark plugs

26 Dec 2015 08:14
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No i keep my bikes at my home in Baltimore county in a locked & alarmed garage. I just rode it to work that day.
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Re: Crackheads stealing spark plugs

26 Dec 2015 08:22
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I say legalize all that crap, give them all they want until they blow the top of their heads off or blow up their hearts like Bell did, :evil: Give it or sell it to a kid, Death penalty, no appeals. :angry:
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Re: Crackheads stealing spark plugs

26 Dec 2015 14:37
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And leathal injection of meth just speed up the slow death
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Re: Crackheads stealing spark plugs

28 Dec 2015 04:28
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What about swapping out a few cam cover bolts for studs and fabbing up a cover?
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Re: Crackheads stealing spark plugs

28 Dec 2015 05:17
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Good idea except for heat dissipation.
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Re: Crackheads stealing spark plugs

28 Dec 2015 06:00 - 28 Dec 2015 06:00
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A piece of tin over the plug caps and bent down the sides of the head a bit wouldn't do any harm as far as heat goes, broken off cooling fins will. I'd run one on my bike if needed.

There was another member here a few years back had the same problem.
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Re: Crackheads stealing spark plugs

28 Dec 2015 10:19 - 28 Dec 2015 10:23
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Oh wow, that's a really good idea. I could probably make it look pretty decent too with a little effort. Could even help cooling if I build it right - would be like having an extra fin.

Though could be an invitation to even more damage. Would keep the minor crackheads at bay, but not the ones with the big bolt cutters (which what I think they used last time)
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Re: Crackheads stealing spark plugs

02 Jan 2016 17:01 - 02 Jan 2016 18:00
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Alright, here's my attempt at a solution. It was cheap, easy, and no crackheads had to die. Unless they happen to have brought a very sharp knife and can see exactly what's going on (which would be unlikely given that crackheads are creatures of the night and probably don't usually carry flashlights) I think this will be effective.


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Re: Crackheads stealing spark plugs

02 Jan 2016 17:10
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Sorry not sure why the pics are rotated - anyway you get the idea. Now that I'm looking at the pics I'm thinking I should have threaded the cable tie through only the inner layer of fabric so it would be less clear what's going on. I could probably switch to metal as well for extra security.

I'll let you know how it goes...
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Re: Crackheads stealing spark plugs

02 Jan 2016 17:17
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All I can say is WOW. A cheap car alarm might work better.
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