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Old Oct 20, 2018 | 04:36 PM
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Damn!
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I recognize the pry bar but what's the forked thing?
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Spark plug wire pliers.
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Can you believe I even have a pair of those somewhere?
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Cool idea. but you have to be REALLY careful that you don't crack the plugs.....
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Originally Posted by leadfoot4
Cool idea. but you have to be REALLY careful that you don't crack the plugs.....
Been doing this almost daily for 5 years haven't cracked 1 yet. Setting the prybar down I suppose someone could if they just dropped it. I usually use a smaller more straight prybar it was MIA. Really saves from damaging plug wires. Had to wear out both my shoulders before I came up with it. So simple & easy I don't even try to fight them by hand first. Plug wire pliers are basically useless on these engines as you cant get any leverage on them without this.
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