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Color, if you are really a gorilla you can actually strip those lock nuts. Don't go overboard. Second item, most spark plug manufacturers say do not use anti sieze on the plugs. The logic is that you are trying to get enough tension on the threads so they do not back out. When you put new plugs in you are compressing a gasket. Whatever torque setting they list is from dry threads. You are actually better off to bring the plug snug against the gasket and then turn it a designated number of degrees (the mfg will give you this) which puts the right amount of tension on the threads. After that, if you use the same plug, you still bring it up snug and then tension a set number of degrees...I recall using 1/8 turn. Remember that a torque setting is really an indirect way of measuring how much tension is on a fastener. If you are using a slippery lube the torque setting will be much too high for the job.
Yes, I have been called anal.
Peter Y.
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