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    AMC's Engeneering

     



    The other day when I went to change the spark plugs and check compression on the 196 in the Rambler, I stuck my 13/16" socket on #1 and was supprised it didn't fit.. looked down at it, and the plugs deffinetly take a 13/16" so I tried again, still no go.. I then realised that the resess holes for the plugs are too small for a standard socket to fit.. I had to go down to the auto parts store and look in there lawnmower section and get a T handle lawn mower spark plug wrench, because they are very thin walled.. worked great...

    also. I was looking through my TSM, under tune up it gives valve adjustments... it's running a Solid cam... 8-12k miles it says to adjust the valves.
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    Some sockets are thinner walled than others, like SnapOn. It seems the higher quality ones rely on the grade of the steel rather than thick walls to make them strong. I keep a 5/8 and 13/16 in SnapOn just for that reason, like getting by headers and recesses.

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    I have a mix of socket brands. I don't remember what brand of 13/16" it was that I grabbed. could have been a Stanley or a Task Force most likely. but I also have a set of Pittsburg steel ( Harbor Freight ) thrown in the mix too.
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