>I really hate to ask a question that appears to be this stupid, but
>I will. With that as a warning, how do you remove the spark plug
>closest to the front of the engine (plug #1 ?) on a 77 Midget. The
>problem is that the spark plug socket that I have is to long to get
>between/over the plug and the alternator, and the alternator is adjusted
>as far away as possible from the plug. As I see it I have the following
>choices:
>
> 1. Remove the alternator.
> 2. Find a different socket (maybe shorter), or wrench.
> 3. Leave the plug in place and pretend that it is good.
> 4. Ask the experts.
>
>Am I missing something very obvious? I can't believe that number one is the
>answer. Any advice will be helpful.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Bill Gilroy
>1977 Midget, DOA
Don't pull the alternator. Just loosen and remove the belt from the
pulley. Taket the top bolt out and flor it over towards the wheel well.
If anyone has a better option PLEASE tell me.
Larry Macy
78 Midget
Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu
System Administrator/Manager
Neuropsychiatry Section
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University of Pennsylvania
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