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Solution for changing spark plugs
I recently purchased a T handled spark plug wrench which has the socket permanetly attached and includes a swivel joint.
No more detatched sockets lost under the tin. I think I paid about $12-14 at Kragens. Ken Schipper
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07-08-2003, 10:52 AM
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i found my sparkplug wrench at a vw or porsche swap meet. it is a regular vw tool with a sparkplug socket with a rubber insert to hold the plug on one end and the lug nut wrench on the other. has a small hole for a small breaker bar to turn the spark plug end, i use a screwdriver, and a large hole for the lug wrench. it's about 20 mm long (it is a german tool afterall....) and cost $1.
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07-08-2003, 02:24 PM
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I just use a standard sparkplug socket, the kind with the rubber insert, along with an extension and a whole bunch of attention. And when I do drop one, one of those long magnet tools works pretty well. Haven't lost one yet...
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My plug sockets all grab the plug so solidly that they stay on the plug if the fall off the extension. If they stick on the plug, I just grab a needle-nose pliers and yank them off.
Aaron
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07-08-2003, 08:16 PM
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Don't laugh, but... duct tape.
Duct tape the spark plug socket to a short 3/8" extension. I have used this "tool" on both 911 and 914 engines and have had no problems. When the duct tape finally wore out after a year I just put on new tape.
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07-08-2003, 08:25 PM
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Reason to own a 914
Doesn't the old addage hold true for 914's...The reason to have one is so that you can buy new tools every time you work on it.
Does for me. Ken
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I never thread the plugs while stuck in the rubber holder of the socket. I thread them by hand. Also, it seems my socket rides on the sheet metal making the entry a tiny bit crooked. I couldn't use a T handle tool on this car.
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07-10-2003, 06:37 AM
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Jeff,
the duct tape strip is the perfect free tool. Thats what i thought everyone did!!
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07-10-2003, 06:42 AM
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It's not duck, duct or _uc_ tape; It's 200 MPH racing tape.
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07-10-2003, 07:51 AM
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how about the old fuel line trick? cut a piece about 6" stick it over the plug top, and slip it down and spin it also keeps you from stripping the hole...
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1974 Porsche 914 2.0
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1972 Porsche 911T Targa 2.4T MFI 
74 - 86 - 97 Porsche 914 (1.8) - 944t - M3 
