Headers and Spark Plug Removal
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Headers and Spark Plug Removal
Hoping to get some help from other folks running Red's Headers on their Y-Blocks.
I went to swap out the plugs last week only to discover that 4 of the 8 are pretty much blocked by the header pipes. I would really prefer not to remove the headers to get to the plugs, so wondering how others have tackled this--a cut down socket perhaps, or a special tool to get the plug moving?
Thanks, as always, for any help.
~Steve
I went to swap out the plugs last week only to discover that 4 of the 8 are pretty much blocked by the header pipes. I would really prefer not to remove the headers to get to the plugs, so wondering how others have tackled this--a cut down socket perhaps, or a special tool to get the plug moving?
Thanks, as always, for any help.
~Steve
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Can you get a spark plug socket on them? If you can, use a wrench on the end of the socket. Remember spark plug sockets are designed different then ordinary deep sockets thus allowing for the use of a wrench on the end.
I have headers on my 292 and this is how I remove my spark plugs.
I have headers on my 292 and this is how I remove my spark plugs.
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Can you get a spark plug socket on them? If you can, use a wrench on the end of the socket. Remember spark plug sockets are designed different then ordinary deep sockets thus allowing for the use of a wrench on the end.
I have headers on my 292 and this is how I remove my spark plugs.
I have headers on my 292 and this is how I remove my spark plugs.
Thanks!
~Steve
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I can't even get a sparkplug socket on most of mine.
I made a socket, and use it with a ratcheting box end wrench.
I've used an offset wrench but you have to be careful with that because it won't fit into the counter bore, so you can round it off easily.
A plumber friend uses a pipe wrench - carefully.
I made a socket, and use it with a ratcheting box end wrench.
I've used an offset wrench but you have to be careful with that because it won't fit into the counter bore, so you can round it off easily.
A plumber friend uses a pipe wrench - carefully.
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