[AT] stuck plugs

[Larry Goss]

ZIM may make some of those special taps, Ron.  The last I knew, those were available from Broadhead-Garrett, but it has been several decades since I have seen a company catalog and I have no idea if the wide availability of stuff is still carried by them.  ZIM made/makes unusual stuff.  You may find them listed in J.C. Whitney -- are they still in existence?

Larry


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ronald L. Cook" <rlcook at longlines.com>
Date: Friday, March 20, 2009 23:24
Subject: Re: [AT] stuck plugs
To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>

> John,
> I think you are talking about the thread tap that you run IN 
> the hole. 
>   The one I am trying to find, you place in the hole, 
> expand, and run 
> OUT of the hole.  Very nice tool.  Can't be 
> cheap.  Also can't be found 
> by me.  Yes they do exist.  I have borrowed a 
> friends.  He does not 
> remember where he got it.  He thinks maybe it was in some 
> tools he 
> bought at an auction.
> The straight ordinary spark plug taps I have and use frequently.
> 
> Ron Cook
> Salix, IA
> 
> John Hall wrote:
> > Ron, we bought a tool for  repairing the threads. It does 
> both sizes of 
> > spark plugs (yeah I know there are also tiny plugs for 2 
> cycles and then the 
> > BIG ones for really old tractors). I think dad only paid 6 
> bucks for it. It 
> > is essentially a form tap--sort of. We wire brushed debris 
> from the holes 
> > and ran this in a couple of times. It did a decent job, 
> considering it is a 
> > cheap tool.
> > 
> > John
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