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The dreaded #8 plug
Go and see my Improved #8 Spark Plug Change Out The Dreaded #8 Plug Improved
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Re: The dreaded #8 plug
Joe,
you need to use photobucket.com (img) Great writeup!!!!!!! David |
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Thanks. What's photobucket?
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Re: The dreaded #8 plug
Taking the small cover off the top of the AC box is pretty easy once you've done it once or twice.
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Re: The dreaded #8 plug
Pretty much exactly how I've been doing this too over the years.
Except I just create the assemblage to get it out and then just reveres it to put in the new one. I use some black tape to hole the new plug to the socket when inserting. Quote:
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Re: The dreaded #8 plug
Socket I have is made just for spark plugs. Inside it there's a piece a ruuber that holds the plug in place, no need for tape. Problem I was having was, with the plug sticking out of the socket. It made it too long, and wouldn't fit with 3" extension attached.
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Re: The dreaded #8 plug
Thanks for the great write up and taking the time to photograph everything.
I modified a spare spark plug wrench to solve the same problem. I drilled a small hole at an angle through the base of the socket. Then I threaded through a length of flexible wire with a crimped ball on the end: The flexible wire allows the socket to be pulled out of the head and each extension removed. The only complication is that the wire winds around the wrench as it is screwed or unscrewed. It is not too hard to keep it out of the way. The duct tape on the universal joint extension allows motion but keeps the socket align to allow addition of extensions. Jim |
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If you lower it in the hole then hold it with one hand you can insert the 3in extension with the other. Then lower that assembly and hold it while inserting the next piece etc. Finally the ratchet.
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