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 ringoschariot
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| posted on April 16th, 2005 at 03:27 PM |
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really dumb question re spark plugs
Iam new to VW engines
This is so dumb but is there a special spark spanner for beetle engines? I cannot get to mine due to the extension bar not giving enough room to turn
them and the two plugs nearest me as i look at the engine are so hard to get to it seems impossible they can ever be removed without taking the engine
out?
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Brad
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| posted on April 16th, 2005 at 03:45 PM |
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there are some geramn ones that work well or just buy a cheap ass tube spanner and use that.
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 vw54
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| posted on April 16th, 2005 at 04:32 PM |
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If u can find the origional tube socket spanner that came with the car ... they work really well.
The other trick is to crack them all then get a big of rubber tube n push over the end off the plug n undo it out ...... n replace the same way
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| posted on April 19th, 2005 at 05:20 PM |
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got mine out with a cheap flexible head ratchet - one of the ones with the joint just below the ratchet head
http://www.dtsband.com - Rock and Roll is NOT dead
My other car is a scooter, and it's in even more bits than my beetle. One day they will both be back together.......
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| posted on April 19th, 2005 at 08:04 PM |
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Magnetic ones are good, cus it's a pain in the ass to drop a spark plug down onto the cylinders!
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BiX
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| posted on April 20th, 2005 at 09:23 AM |
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or if you have twin carbs cut a hole in the inner guards..............
I have no sympathy for my car, only the wallet that pays for it!
Go hard or go home!!!!
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