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PostPosted: Fri Aug 09, 2019 9:46 pm 
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Help, i have a 1964 Valiant 225 3.7L and i cant find spark plugs with a 5/8" hex on it, everywhere i go they have the 13/16" hex, can somebody please tell me the brand and number (spark plug i can use) thank you...
the 13/16" hex are too big, socket didnt even fit.... :cry:


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PostPosted: Fri Aug 09, 2019 10:08 pm 
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The original plugs used a 13/16" hex (you would need the correct socket for them). The best plugs to use, though, do have the smaller 5/8" hex. They're this one, the NGK ZFR5N (stock number 3459). Remove the metal ring washer from each plug before installing it; the ring washers are not used on '63-'74 Slant-6s. Find more tune-up parts and technique suggestions in this post.

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 10, 2019 5:08 am 
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Make sure of the year engine you have. Does it have the aluminum spark plug tube inserts? If so, then Dan is right and 13/16" is stock but some aftermarket plugs use 5/8". Make sure to get the right plugs for your engine as there are two totally different types.

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 10, 2019 6:31 am 
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Make sure of the year engine you have. Does it have the aluminum spark plug tube inserts? If so, then Dan is right and 13/16" is stock but some aftermarket plugs use 5/8". Make sure to get the right plugs for your engine as there are two totally different types.
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To be more technically correct, make sure of the year of the head that's on your engine. It could have been replaced at some time in the past with a later year head, perhaps in order to "fix" a bad valve problem.

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 10, 2019 9:48 am 
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The original plugs used a 13/16" hex (you would need the correct socket for them). The best plugs to use, though, do have the smaller 5/8" hex. They're this one, the NGK ZFR5N (stock number 3459). Remove the metal ring washer from each plug before installing it; the ring washers are not used on '63-'74 Slant-6s. Find more tune-up parts and technique suggestions in this post.

thank you... :mrgreen:


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