Umm...the rubber is melted me think in a way that I cannot put a socket on
it @ all. I was trying to use a screwdriver to kinda plow some rubber out
so that i could put a socket around it but unsuccessful as of yet.


"Remco" <whybcuz@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> So is the rubberized goo stopping you from putting a socket on it or
> can you get the socket around it but it is just stuck?
>
> If so, be careful getting happy with extenders or cheater bars:
> Make sure you remove the plug with the engine cold. The head being
> aluminum and the plug being steel, they expand at different rates which
> means that you can actually do damage if you force it with a cheater
> bar if the engine is warm.
>
> When reinstalling, put a little anti-seize compound on the threads for
> next time.
>
> Remco
>