Damian,
I've only experienced this once in all the cars I've worked on.
I used a 1/2 drive breaker bar about 18" long.
I have no idea why the plug froze in it's hole, but be careful not to
let any porcelian chips fall into the plug hole (you will break the
plug). Maybe someone else has another idea. Good luck....
Cheers,
John Matthews
'61 racin' Herald
Damian Penney wrote:
>
> The spark plugs in my TR6 are in so tight that even with a T-bar type spark
> plug wrench and a foot long ring spanner attached to the T-bar for leverage
> the damn things still won't budge. I daresay I could apply more pressure
> but I really don't want to damage the block, any tips, is it likely
> something bad would happen if I applied a huge amount of pressure to the
> plug ? Is it more likely they have been over-tightend or that they have
> merely rusted in place (can plugs rust, my gut says no but I could be
> wrong). Would it be better to attempt this when the engine was warm. Any
> advice would be very welcome.
>
> TIA, Damian
> 73 - TR6
>
> Damian Penney
> Developer
> Fort Point Partners
>
> 612 Howard Street, Suite 300
> San Francisco, CA 94105
> http://www.fortpt.com
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