Specialized wrench needed

Distributor wrench?

Stormin Mormon wrote in news:89Hev.874653$k7.237109 @fx20.iad:

Looks like those are still available:

Dean Hoffman"

Could be. Needs to bend a piece of metal that is about 1/8 thick. So, a wrench that goes over 9/16 bolt head would not do.

How small is small? Your memory of "ignition wrenches" is correct - up to about 3/8 inch.

chunk of high carbon steel with a 3/16" slot cut in it. Harden and draw temper to make it hard and tough.

Cut the slot at the required angle and position to make the bend you need easy.

Ignition wrenches and distributor wrenches are two totally different tools. Distributor wrench was for adjusting timing (or removing/replacing distributor). Ignition wrenches were for terminal nuts IN distributors and magnetos, and on coils, switches, etc. Dist wrench 1/2 inch or 9/16" range. Ignition wrenches 3/16 to 3/8" range.. Distributor wrench USUALLY a box end, with the handle bent into strange shapes depending on the vehicle/engine it was designed for. Ignition wrenches straight handle, often with jaws at closer to right angle to handle, bur not bent handle (jaws on the "edge" of the handle instead of the "end"

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But a distributor wrench and an ignition wrench are two totally different animals.

How about a crow's-foot wrench

You might not have to use the flex handle; the ratchet you already own might be enough. But the flex handle has a much smaller "head" than the gear mechanism on a ratchet.

Matt Roberds

You're going in the right direction. Sadly, not enough room.