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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Bought a thin walled socket on Amazon. A 12 point that should work. The "points" of the inside of the socket are very close to the outer diameter. Should work. Be here tomorrow. Just never needed one of these before. You guys that work on Japanese cars should already know about this. I have a Honda Accord and my regular spark plug socket fits fine. I had no idea. Thanks to the list.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Mike MacLean</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">1969 MGB GT</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">1960 Bugeye</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">1956 Austin Healey BN2<br></div><div><br></div>
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On Monday, January 18, 2021, 5:24:02 PM PST, Eric <eric@erickson.on.net> wrote:
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<div><div id="yiv8886331522"><div>You need to find yourself a “thin walled” socket. The last time I had to do that it meant getting a cheap one from a variety store - it hurt me to do that..<div class="yiv8886331522"><br class="yiv8886331522" clear="none"></div><div class="yiv8886331522"><br class="yiv8886331522" clear="none"></div><div class="yiv8886331522">Eric</div><div class="yiv8886331522">1979 MGB V8</div><div class="yiv8886331522"><br class="yiv8886331522" clear="none"><div><br class="yiv8886331522" clear="none"><blockquote class="yiv8886331522" type="cite"><div class="yiv8886331522yqt2708439920" id="yiv8886331522yqtfd87708"><div class="yiv8886331522">On 19 Jan 2021, at 12:15 pm, Michael MacLean <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" class="yiv8886331522" ymailto="mailto:rrengineer.mike@att.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:rrengineer.mike@att.net">rrengineer.mike@att.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="yiv8886331522Apple-interchange-newline" clear="none"></div><div class="yiv8886331522"><div class="yiv8886331522yqt2708439920" id="yiv8886331522yqtfd23385">I tried to install new plugs in my 1969 MGB GT today. I was not successful. I don't know what genius designed the aluminum head, but a normal spark plug socket for a 14mm spark plug does not go all the way dow to fully engage the head. Maybe it was cast incorrectly, I don't know. There is a wall in the casting right so close to all four plugs it prevents the socket from going all the way down to engage the hex of the plug. Not sure how the DPO did it. I tried a deep socket with thin walls. I even tried using a wrench to get it loose. Not enough room for that either. What the heck? Anyone with a aluminum head run into this?<div class="yiv8886331522" id="yiv8886331522yMail_cursorElementTracker_1611018872579">Mike MacLean</div><div class="yiv8886331522" id="yiv8886331522yMail_cursorElementTracker_1611018879987">1969 MGB GT</div><div class="yiv8886331522" id="yiv8886331522yMail_cursorElementTracker_1611018895117">1960 Bugeye</div><div class="yiv8886331522" id="yiv8886331522yMail_cursorElementTracker_1611018904452">1956 Austi Healey BN2<br class="yiv8886331522" clear="none"><br class="yiv8886331522" clear="none"><div class="yiv8886331522" id="yiv8886331522ymail_android_signature"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" class="yiv8886331522" id="yiv8886331522ymail_android_signature_link" target="_blank" href="https://go.onelink.me/107872968?pid=InProduct&c=Global_Internal_YGrowth_AndroidEmailSig__AndroidUsers&af_wl=ym&af_sub1=Internal&af_sub2=Global_YGrowth&af_sub3=EmailSignature">Sent from AT&T Yahoo Mail on Android</a></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br class="yiv8886331522" clear="none"><br class="yiv8886331522" clear="none"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" class="yiv8886331522" ymailto="mailto:Mgs@autox.team.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:Mgs@autox.team.net">Mgs@autox.team.net</a><br class="yiv8886331522" clear="none">Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html<br class="yiv8886331522" clear="none">Suggested annual donation $12.75<br class="yiv8886331522" clear="none"><br class="yiv8886331522" clear="none">Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/mgs http://autox.team.net/archive<br class="yiv8886331522" clear="none"><br class="yiv8886331522" clear="none">Unsubscribe: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/eric@erickson.on.net<div class="yiv8886331522yqt2708439920" id="yiv8886331522yqtfd07470"><br class="yiv8886331522" clear="none"></div></div></blockquote></div><div class="yiv8886331522yqt2708439920" id="yiv8886331522yqtfd57831"><br class="yiv8886331522" clear="none"></div></div></div></div></div>
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