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  1. 05-05-2015, 05:24 PM #1
    LiveFromNY
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    Anyone else think this SWB spark plug wrench looks a little funny?

    I bought this wrench in Hershey this year as part of a SWB toolkit from a well-respected member of the community who shall remain nameless (for now).

    I actually bought the kit because I needed the bag and had use for the other tools so this spark wrench was an extra I could move along but after taking a closer look at it I'm suspicious. Someone else was kind enough to share their opinion that it may have been re-worked from another tool. Anyone else share that opinion? Or have a competing opinion?

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  2. 05-05-2015, 05:31 PM #2
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    Devil's advocate question John: Did the seller represent the wrench as original?

    There is a fair amount of humor here.

    These are in fact tools. As long as they serve their intended purpose I see absolutely NO PROBLEM with modifying a sparkplug wrench so it works properly. Unless of course the seller misrepresented.
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  3. 05-05-2015, 05:39 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by Frank Beck View Post
    Devil's advocate question John: Did the seller represent the wrench as original?

    There is a fair amount of humor here.

    These are in fact tools. As long as they serve their intended purpose I see absolutely NO PROBLEM with modifying a sparkplug wrench so it works properly. Unless of course the seller misrepresented.
    Ha! I appreciate your showing me some perspective.

    But, unfortunately, yes. The seller represented the toolkit as original with original tools.
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  4. 05-05-2015, 05:56 PM #4
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    I'll take the one for $40............

    What happened to E's post with the Klein socket photo's ( with the $40 sticker) ? Did I imagine it?
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  5. 05-06-2015, 08:06 AM #5
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    These days you could probably send a genuine Klien tool to a factory in China, and get a box of replicas like this one back for $100 or so....

    I too have been stung on a couple of genuine tool kits, languishing in my garage as momentos of my optimism...
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  6. 05-06-2015, 08:48 AM #6
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    You can see a few versions of "Klein 21" spark plug wrenches at http://www.356tools.com/spsocket.htm and they one you photograph is at the very least, modified.

    I think Klein 21 spark plug wrenches were included in 912 toolkits, but the SWB 911 spark plug wrench is very different. The 911 wrench is turned with an allen key--I'll try to get you a picture.
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  7. 05-06-2015, 10:05 AM #7
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    Oops. The SWB 911 spark plug wrench is also a Klein 21. Here are photos of my wrench and the allen key that turns it:

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  8. 05-06-2015, 12:17 PM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by Soterik View Post
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    BTW Jim, that isn't the correct plug wrench for a 65-58 car....

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    Really? It certainly looks like the one that's half-shown on page 44 of Brett Johnson's book. What spark plug wrench is correct?

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    I just realized that my Electronic PET and hardcopy parts catalog give the part number for the spark plug wrench as 901.721.201.21 while the .pdf PET gives 477.012.203.A. The 477.012.203.A on Stoddards website does look different:

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    Stoddards' 477.012.203.A definitely doesn't match Brett Johnson't picture
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  9. 05-06-2015, 02:45 PM #9
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    The one purchased in Hershey does look odd to me.

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