Fogging cylinders ....cant get the plugs out

[rb8484]

I went to fog the cylinders and I cant seem to get the spark plug wrench on the plug. The manifolds are keeping the wrench from sliding over the plug all the way. How the heck am i suppost to get the spark plugs out to fog??

 

[Bondo]

Re: Fogging cylinders ....cant get the plugs out

Ayuh,... What are We workin' on,..??

Sometimes the socket needs to be ground down to clear...

 

[Bt Doctur]

Re: Fogging cylinders ....cant get the plugs out

Thank Don`s for the pic to modify a spark plug socket.

 

[rb8484]

Re: Fogging cylinders ....cant get the plugs out

Ayuh,... What are We workin' on,..??

Sometimes the socket needs to be ground down to clear...

Opps! 5.7 merc alpha one.

 

[rb8484]

Re: Fogging cylinders ....cant get the plugs out

Thank Don`s for the pic to modify a spark plug socket.

Looks like i am going to go try to make a custom socket! Hope this works, i wanna get her put away today.

 

[ErieRon]

Re: Fogging cylinders ....cant get the plugs out

And/or a universal joint for your ratchet. I can't get on one of mine without it.

 

[airdvr1227]

Re: Fogging cylinders ....cant get the plugs out

Offset box wrench works on some of them. Sometimes you have to use the hex head on the plug socket.

Do you have to pull the plugs to fog?

 

[rb8484]

Re: Fogging cylinders ....cant get the plugs out

I got it, I just took my socket to my grider and ground it down and it works good. Thanks!!!
You have to remove the spark plugs to spray the inside of your cylinders. Spraying the carb is only one step in fogging.

Thanks again everyone!!

 

[Alumarine]

Re: Fogging cylinders ....cant get the plugs out

I got it, I just took my socket to my grider and ground it down and it works good. Thanks!!!
You have to remove the spark plugs to spray the inside of your cylinders. Spraying the carb is only one step in fogging.

Thanks again everyone!!

Actually, if you spray through the carb it will coat the cylinders as well.

 

[rb8484]

Re: Fogging cylinders ....cant get the plugs out

Actually, if you spray through the carb it will coat the cylinders as well.

I was going by what my father taught me and that is what it also says on the can to do. Im sure everyone has there own way of doing it. Its sad putting the boat away for the winter regardless!!

I hope for a snowy winter, but also cant wait until spring!!

 

[Bondo]

Re: Fogging cylinders ....cant get the plugs out

Ayuh,... I guess ya can't Over-mothball a motor,.....

 

[JustJason]

Re: Fogging cylinders ....cant get the plugs out

I never pull the plugs on i/o's. If you throttle it by hand as your spraying you'd be surprised how much of a can you can get in there.... And the amount of smoke you get when you do.
The only time i pull plugs is on 4 and 6 cylinder OB's. Even with a can in each hand by the time you get to the last cylinder the first one has burned through it already.

 

[Silvertip]

Re: Fogging cylinders ....cant get the plugs out

Why not spray the fogging oil into the carb with the engine running. It goes the same place the air passing through it goes. That would be directly into the cylinders. Plug removal is not necessary.

 

[steddy]

Re: Fogging cylinders ....cant get the plugs out

Not only does spraying into the carb while the engine is running coat the piston and cylinder wall, but it also gets the inside of the manifold and valves/seals. The only down side is the potential to kill the spark plugs.

 

[JustJason]

Re: Fogging cylinders ....cant get the plugs out

Plugs are supposed to be a once a season thing, as is the entire spring tune up.

 

[steddy]

Re: Fogging cylinders ....cant get the plugs out

Plugs are supposed to be a once a season thing, as is the entire spring tune up.

Yeah, but if you're an idiot like me, you change the plugs when you winterize, and you changed the plugs before fogging.

 

[Alumarine]

Re: Fogging cylinders ....cant get the plugs out

Another benefit of fogging through the carb is that in the Spring when you first start it, you get rid of the mosquitoes.

 

[joncrisler]

Re: Fogging cylinders ....cant get the plugs out

I have a number of spark plug sockets, and some of them have thinner walls than others- the thin walled sockets work fine to remove the plug, while the thicker ones frequently will not get far enough down to engage the sides of the plugs.