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Old 02-02-2021, 04:20 PM   #1
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Default The A-17017 Spark Plug and Cylinder Head Wrench...

OK...I have been inventoring all of my Model A tool items as described in Section 17, Revised 2016 of the MARC/MAFCA Restoration Guidelines and Judging Standards.

I have a few A-17017 Spark Plug and Cylinder Head Wrenches of the 9/16" hex head type (October 1928 thru production).

On the back side of these wrenches have an "M" in the center of a circle for the Moore Drop Forging Company.

Toward the 9/16" hex head end of the wrench are numbers which indicate a forging batch I guess.

These numbers range from 3-45.

My question then...were there any wrenches, that you may have in your collection, that have a number greater than 45 on these wrenches with the 9/16" hex head thickness?

NO...I do not plan to do any research on this...I just find it interesting!

My guess is that when the company went from a 3/4" to a 9/16" hex head thickness...they started the "batch" numbering all over again because I have the early one with the 3/4" hex head thickness with a 10 on it.

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Old 02-02-2021, 05:12 PM   #2
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Default Re: The A-17017 Spark Plug and Cylinder Head Wrench...

Steve, just looked in my tool box and my wrench has the # 50 in addition to the Moore logo.
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Old 02-02-2021, 06:23 PM   #3
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Thanks Doug!

I wonder if this number can go any higher?

It would be kind of neat to know just how many "batches" were actually done and how many wrenches per batch...But I ain't going there.

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Old 02-03-2021, 12:53 AM   #4
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The number is not related to "batch"

It is simply the forging die number.

During quality control inspection of finished wrenches, if there was a problem, it could be traced to a particular die.
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Mine has the number 73 in the circle
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Thanks Ed...Pluck
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Old 02-03-2021, 07:30 PM   #7
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In my home collection one with no #, and one with a 7
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In my home collection one with no #, and one with a 7
Mine also has a 7 and is 3/4 hex.
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