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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 01:08 PM
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This is "pit road" so I figured it would be a good place to ask questions on tools.

Is a spark plug 13/16" smaller than a normal 13/16"?
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 01:43 PM
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You should of asked in GCC,
But I dont get your question.

Theres a 13/16 and a 5/8 spark plug.

I thought you was a mechanic who built race cars?
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 03:07 PM
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Moved to GCC
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 03:40 PM
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its the same size, the spark plug one has a rubber thing in it for the plug
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 04:01 PM
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you can use a normal socket. hell you can even use a wrench if you have too or a pair of pliers.
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by CrypticApathy
hell you can even use a wrench if you have too or a pair of pliers.
id like to see that on a DOHC engine,hell even a single cam at that
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 04:54 PM
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amen...
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 05:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Rotary7
You should of asked in GCC,
But I dont get your question.

Theres a 13/16 and a 5/8 spark plug.

I thought you was a mechanic who built race cars?

mechanic who built race cars I wish...

I am a machinist and sometimes I built race car parts ... I do it on the side for fun to help people out....
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by figment
its the same size, the spark plug one has a rubber thing in it for the plug

yea I know about the rubber insert... But what I was trying to do was take off lug nuts off of my trailer. The x handle one they supply didn't provide enough torque to take the nut off so I need a 13/16" socket and all I could find was the spark plug one... SOO that is what I used.

But why I asked the question was I needed to tap the socket onto the nut... then press it out and repeat 8 times!! :Lol:


I oculd go measuer it and everything with a caliper but I rather just ask
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 06:16 PM
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truthfully i cant say ive ever had trouble chaning plugs on either of my cars. The plugs on the sentra are on top and the fc has enough room i could live in the engine bay if needed.
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