Subject: [Mgs] Spark Plug Socket

From: Michael MacLean <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2021 01:15:29 +0000 (UTC)

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I tried to install new plugs in my 1969 MGB GT today. I was not successful.=
=C2=A0 I don't know what genius designed the aluminum head, but a normal sp=
ark plug socket for a 14mm spark plug does not go all the way dow to fully =
engage the head.=C2=A0 Maybe it was cast incorrectly, I don't know.=C2=A0 =
=C2=A0There is a wall in the casting right so close to all four plugs it pr=
events the socket from going all the way down to engage the hex of the plug=
.=C2=A0 Not sure how the DPO did it.=C2=A0 I tried a deep socket with thin =
walls.=C2=A0 I even tried using a wrench to get it loose.=C2=A0 Not enough =
room for that either.=C2=A0 What the heck?=C2=A0 Anyone with a aluminum hea=
d run into this?Mike MacLean1969 MGB GT1960 Bugeye1956 Austi Healey BN2

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I tried to install new plugs in my 1969 MGB GT today. I was not successful.=
&nbsp; I don't know what genius designed the aluminum head, but a normal sp=
ark plug socket for a 14mm spark plug does not go all the way dow to fully =
engage the head.&nbsp; Maybe it was cast incorrectly, I don't know.&nbsp; &=
nbsp;There is a wall in the casting right so close to all four plugs it pre=
vents the socket from going all the way down to engage the hex of the plug.=
&nbsp; Not sure how the DPO did it.&nbsp; I tried a deep socket with thin w=
alls.&nbsp; I even tried using a wrench to get it loose.&nbsp; Not enough r=
oom for that either.&nbsp; What the heck?&nbsp; Anyone with a aluminum head=
 run into this?<div id=3D"yMail_cursorElementTracker_1611018872579">Mike Ma=
cLean</div><div id=3D"yMail_cursorElementTracker_1611018879987">1969 MGB GT=
</div><div id=3D"yMail_cursorElementTracker_1611018895117">1960 Bugeye</div=
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From: Eric <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2021 12:23:52 +1100

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You need to find yourself a =E2=80=9Cthin walled=E2=80=9D 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..

Eric
1979 MGB V8

> On 19 Jan 2021, at 12:15 pm, Michael MacLean <[email-masked]> =
wrote:
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> 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?
> Mike MacLean
> 1969 MGB GT
> 1960 Bugeye
> 1956 Austi Healey BN2
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-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">You =
need to find yourself a =E2=80=9Cthin walled=E2=80=9D socket. &nbsp;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=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Eric</div><div =
class=3D"">1979 MGB V8</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""><div><br =
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Jan 2021, at 12:15 pm, Michael MacLean &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" =
class=3D"">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D"">I tried to install =
new plugs in my 1969 MGB GT today. I was not successful.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; Maybe it was cast incorrectly, I don't know.&nbsp; =
&nbsp;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.&nbsp; Not sure how the DPO did it.&nbsp; I tried a deep socket =
with thin walls.&nbsp; I even tried using a wrench to get it =
loose.&nbsp; Not enough room for that either.&nbsp; What the heck?&nbsp; =
Anyone with a aluminum head run into this?<div =
id=3D"yMail_cursorElementTracker_1611018872579" class=3D"">Mike =
MacLean</div><div id=3D"yMail_cursorElementTracker_1611018879987" =
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From: Michael MacLean <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2021 07:23:06 +0000 (UTC)

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 Bought a thin walled socket on Amazon.=C2=A0 A 12 point that should work.=
=C2=A0 The "points" of the inside of the socket are very close to the outer=
 diameter.=C2=A0 Should work.=C2=A0 Be here tomorrow.=C2=A0 Just never need=
ed one of these before.=C2=A0 You guys that work on Japanese cars should al=
ready know about this.=C2=A0 I have a Honda Accord and my regular spark plu=
g socket fits fine.=C2=A0 I had no idea.=C2=A0 Thanks to the list.Mike MacL=
ean1969 MGB GT1960 Bugeye1956 Austin Healey BN2

    On Monday, January 18, 2021, 5:24:02 PM PST, Eric <[email-masked]=
> wrote: =20
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 You need to find yourself a =E2=80=9Cthin walled=E2=80=9D socket. =C2=A0Th=
e last time I had to do that it meant getting a cheap one from a variety st=
ore - it hurt me to do that..

Eric1979 MGB V8

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        <div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Bought a thin walled socket =
on Amazon.&nbsp; A 12 point that should work.&nbsp; The "points" of the ins=
ide of the socket are very close to the outer diameter.&nbsp; Should work.&=
nbsp; Be here tomorrow.&nbsp; Just never needed one of these before.&nbsp; =
You guys that work on Japanese cars should already know about this.&nbsp; I=
 have a Honda Accord and my regular spark plug socket fits fine.&nbsp; I ha=
d no idea.&nbsp; Thanks to the list.</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"f=
alse">Mike MacLean</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">1969 MGB GT<=
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                <div><div id=3D"yiv8886331522"><div>You need to find yourse=
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to install new plugs in my 1969 MGB GT today. I was not successful.&nbsp; 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 t=
he head.&nbsp; Maybe it was cast incorrectly, I don't know.&nbsp; &nbsp;The=
re is a wall in the casting right so close to all four plugs it prevents th=
e socket from going all the way down to engage the hex of the plug.&nbsp; N=
ot sure how the DPO did it.&nbsp; I tried a deep socket with thin walls.&nb=
sp; I even tried using a wrench to get it loose.&nbsp; Not enough room for =
that either.&nbsp; What the heck?&nbsp; Anyone with a aluminum head run int=
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From: "PaulHunt73" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2021 08:34:43 -0000 GkRziTOUg08kQskyci7KrsPh/gRbNXQUg0Yy/17np97s+Sn0U2sgMWbggAgPK3gPfZL3N/j+wh8TJAqv1Xz3cUa1YIVHYiG2HYE=

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I had the same problem with the V8 (aluminium heads) using the one from =
a 1/2" drive socket set which measured 1.1" OD, but did have one that =
fitted at 1.087".  When I changed the heads that did not fit either, but =
a 3/8" drive socket did at 1.070".

Be very careful tightening them, after decades of doing plugs in =
cast-iron heads I loosened and tightened the same way, and after many =
years and tens of thousands of miles stripped a thread.  Repaired that =
but subsequently stripped another, hence changing the heads and a lot =
more circumspect about tightening - reputedly 15-22 ft lb for gasket =
seal plugs as opposed to 26 to 30 in cast iron.  Another issue is said =
to be differential expansion, another recommendation is to only remove =
them fully cold or fully hot, not part warm.  Another consideration is =
applying anti-seize to the threads - some recommend it, but only if the =
plug body is black or plain steel.  If applied to pre-coated or =
nickel-alloy bodied plugs the torque should be reduced by 30%-40%.

PaulH.

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  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.
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From: Richard Lindsay <[email-masked]>
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Always excellent advice for all of us, Paul. Thank you.

Rick

On Tue, Jan 19, 2021, 4:59 AM PaulHunt73 <[email-masked]> wrote:

> I had the same problem with the V8 (aluminium heads) using the one from a
> 1/2" drive socket set which measured 1.1" OD, but did have one that fitted
> at 1.087".  When I changed the heads that did not fit either, but a 3/8"
> drive socket did at 1.070".
>
> Be very careful tightening them, after decades of doing plugs in cast-iron
> heads I loosened and tightened the same way, and after many years and tens
> of thousands of miles stripped a thread.  Repaired that but subsequently
> stripped another, hence changing the heads and a lot more circumspect about
> tightening - reputedly 15-22 ft lb for gasket seal plugs as opposed to 26
> to 30 in cast iron.  Another issue is said to be differential expansion,
> another recommendation is to only remove them fully cold or fully hot, not
> part warm.  Another consideration is applying anti-seize to the threads -
> some recommend it, but only if the plug body is black or plain steel.  If
> applied to pre-coated or nickel-alloy bodied plugs the torque should be
> reduced by 30%-40%.
>
> PaulH.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> 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.
>
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<div dir=3D"auto">Always excellent advice for all of us, Paul. Thank you.<d=
iv dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Rick</div></div><br><div class=
=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Jan 19, 2021=
, 4:59 AM PaulHunt73 &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">paul=
[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_q=
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<div><font size=3D"2">I had the same problem with the V8 (aluminium heads) =
using the=20
one from a 1/2&quot; drive socket set which measured 1.1&quot; OD, but did =
have one that=20
fitted at 1.087&quot;.=C2=A0 When=C2=A0I changed the heads that did not fit=
 either,=20
but a 3/8&quot; drive socket did at 1.070&quot;.</font></div>
<div><font size=3D"2"></font>=C2=A0</div>
<div><font size=3D"2">Be very careful tightening them, after=C2=A0decades o=
f doing=20
plugs in cast-iron heads I loosened and tightened the same way, and after m=
any=20
years and tens of thousands of miles stripped a thread.=C2=A0 Repaired that=
 but=20
subsequently stripped another, hence changing the heads and a lot more=20
circumspect about tightening - reputedly 15-22 ft lb for gasket seal plugs =
as=20
opposed to 26 to 30 in cast iron.=C2=A0 Another issue is said to be differe=
ntial=20
expansion, another recommendation is to only remove them fully cold or full=
y=20
hot, not part warm.=C2=A0 Another consideration is=C2=A0applying anti-seize=
 to=20
the threads - some recommend it, but only if the plug body is black or plai=
n=20
steel.=C2=A0 If applied to pre-coated or nickel-alloy bodied plugs the torq=
ue=20
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<div><font size=3D"2">PaulH.</font></div>
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ow what=20
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My pleasure, having threads strip is pretty traumatic.  For several =
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Now that's innovative!  Here in TX, USA, that's called "shade-tree genius."

CR

On 1/19/2021 6:50 AM, PaulHunt73 wrote:
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> My pleasure, having threads strip is pretty traumatic.  For several 
> years I was running around with a box-spanner welded to a metal plate 
> that was secured by two exhaust manifold bolts (V8 remember) to hold 
> the plugs in!  It worked though 
> <http://www.mgb-stuff.org.uk/images/plugstrip4.jpg>
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    <p>Now that's innovative!  Here in TX, USA, that's called
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/19/2021 6:50 AM, PaulHunt73 wrote:<br>
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        <div dir="auto">Always excellent advice for all of us, Paul.
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