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Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Bend, OR, USA
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Changing Plugs-Better Late Than Never
I have owned 911's off and on for 25 years. In that time I have changed many sets of plugs. I have struggled to find the right extension, lost plugs and sockets in the tin, used duct tape to hold extensions to sockets and used every known English profanity. Today for the first time I used Dr. Porsche's plug tool from the kit of my '66 911. I'm sure many of you know the result. But since there may be other slow learners out there, hear me now: USE THE TOOL IN THE KIT. Amazing how a tool designed for removing spark plugs from a specific engine just happens to work better than any other. My 38 year-old plug socket has a rubber insert to hold the plug, is the perfect length for use with the companion 10mm allen wrench, which is exactly the right length to do the job in the space available. I have never removed 911 plugs so easily, and with no lost knuckle skin. It was a near mystic experience.
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07-07-2004, 07:09 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Toronto, ON Canada
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Zen and the art of Porsche maintenance
This reminds me of when I took off for the big city. My parents said to call if anything ever went right! Paul
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Paul Yellow 77 Sunroof Coupe/cork interior; 3.2L SS '80 engine/10.3:1/No O2; Carrera Tensioners; 11 Blade Fan; Turbo tie rods; Bilstein B6; 28 tube Cooler; SSI, Dansk; MSD/Blaster; 16x7" Fuchs/205/50 Firestone Firehawk Indy 500s; PCA/UCR, MID9 Never leave well enough alone |
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07-08-2004, 04:06 AM
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Jim is right,
It is amazing how Porsche engineers were able to deisign a tool better than Sears. (sarcasm) Seriously, the tool kit spark plug wrench is a work of art, it will save you about 45 minutes and save you from alot of pain.
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07-08-2004, 04:27 AM
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1987 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2
