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your talking a 100 year old engine, back then there torque wrench was the elbow, take your plug wrench that came with the car snug the plug up tight, then give it one more little tug, your dealing with pipe thread with a taper,that should be good enough, the t plug wrench is the best tool for this job.the other end will remove the rim nuts too.

What Richard said. Use the #2335 wrench and turn until they feel tight.

It is a pipe thread, tighten so they don’t leak, if they are to loose fuel will bubble up.

If you still have a leak, try useing some Antisieze on the threads, it does make a difference. Don't tighten too much though, as was said, the threads are tapered pipe threads. Dave

Even if you get a bubble in oil/fuel around the base of the plug, it really is not worth fritzing over. Just get on with driving fun.

Allan from down under.

Good and snug with Henry’s spark plug wrench. No need to use a 150.00 torque wrench. I have never used a torque wrench on any part of a T engine. Prehaps the most snug or tightest
part of a T engine I ever encountered are the mains. Most that I have torn down we’re really tightened down. Same goes when putting them back together.

Sock 'em down until they snap, then back them off 1/2 turn!

I did a couple head bolts like that - strongarm it with the appropriate Ford tool until you hear the ping, turn 1/4 turn CCW to remove the top of the bolt, and if you're REALLY lucky apply vise grips once you remove the head... Otherwise you drill the center of the bolt, insert an EZ-Out (perhaps the most inappropriately named tool ever), twist IT until it goes "ping" trying to remove your last oops, and trailer the whole sad mess to the machine shop to have them arc out the mess you made with their fancy-schmancy equipment... hand over your beer fund to their beer fund, and go away wiser.

Don't ask how I know. After that, I run a tap through the threads, clean the swarf out of the hole, do it again, THEN proceed with caution using somewhat inauthentic but more accurate than the right forearm tools...

I have had good luck using Teflon tape to seal the plugs. I just snug them up. The Teflon tape means that they don't freeze in the holes, don't leak, and are easy to remove.

Neil