RE: Glow plugs??
Yep, 1/4x32 is the standard glow plug thread even in metric countries. Why re-invent the wheel? This thread size dates back to the micro spark plugs used on model airplane spark ignition engines before Ray Arden invented the glow plug. You can still buy those micro spark plugs, they weren't created to allow spark ignition conversions for glow plug engines, they were here first.