Hive question: How to clean the sparkplug wells on a Maserati V8.. ?

If I were presented with that job, I would be extremely careful about sealing up the spark plug hole with something a bit more robust than a plastic cap. What if while blowing it out, that little plastic cap gained wings? Perhaps a more secure method would be to take an old spark plug and lop off the top. That way you'd be 100% sure of sealing the spark plug hole and the seat for the seal.

 

Leave the plugs in and use compressed air to blow out any loose material. Then spray the wells with Brake-Kleen and dry out with a paper towel. Whenever you remove the plugs, loosen them one turn and then blow out any loose debris with air before completely removing the plugs.

 

Clever small tool (you use it manually, I guess).
I see the same kind of wear I have on my own plastic gloves when doing mechanics. At the end of the day, the fingers skin is ruined whatever you do!
Serge

 

I use gloves consistently when working on virtually anything. My favorite gloves are Tiger Grip from Eppco. They are 7mil thick and protect my hands from many typical bleeders. These gloves are highly resistant to tearing, can take a lot of abuse before wearing out and generally go into the trash can intact. They fit better than other glove brands, at least for my hands, and come in a box of 100 for large.

Regular exam gloves are 2 or 3mil. They tear with the slightest sharp edge. The 8 mil gloves, which are typically advertised for mechanics and such are too thick and cause a loss of deftness. The 7mil Tiger Grip gloves with their diamond pattern are just right for maneuvering that nut in the blind.

During the height of the pandemic, I couldn't buy them from my usual source, Amazon, nor anyplace else so I called the company and they arranged for me to buy a case from an industrial customer. Great customer service there.

Just checked and they still aren't available from Amazon. Glad I have 9 boxes left!

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Really? I've made custom piston stops using bolts.

https://www.boltdepot.com/Product-Details.aspx?product=15179&gclid=CjwKCAiAxKv_BRBdEiwAyd40N8XIruY8soghAJagbrk1JWhJ6a15a7wjvQLFqoH1mCTqvN51ntcqOBoCKNIQAvD_BwE

BTW my dead last Bora came with the later style QPIII plug covers which keeps a lot of the crud out of there in the first place. DWR46 has the right idea.

I bet that Khamsins produced after my Bora also came with these. They work quite well.
http://www.maseratinet.com//pc-14982-627-ignition-wire-set-tipo-330.aspx

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Perhaps a cup shaped wire brush in an electric drill that slips over the bolt head would make much quicker work of this?

 

If you are looking for M14x1.25 bolts, you can find them here: https://www.belmetric.com/14x125-extra-fine-c-506_511_1324/bh14x125x100fblk-hex-bolt-109-black-p-8080.html

A bit long though, I wouldn't put that in my cylinders just to plug the holes. Not worth the risk of hitting a piston.

The bell-style ignition wires work well.

 

Sorry ... Google linked it but it wasn't 1.25 I then when I switched the pitch on the web sight I missed that BoltDepot dropped it to 12mm. Stupid search engines shouldn't substitute incorrect results like that.

I have bought them for the aforementioned piston stop duty I don't know why they're hard to find now?

 

https://www.belmetric.com/14x125-extra-fine-c-506_511_1324/bh14x125x100fblk-hex-bolt-109-black-p-8080.html

Keep looking Art that's absurd pricing.

 

Cut off an old plug then.

 

Figured out the 14mm mystery for me at least. The home made piston stop was for my 4V 2.0L Ghibli cup motor. Smaller plugs ... oh well.

So here you go, pull out the center rod plug that up instead.

https://www.amazon.com/Proform-66792-Dead-Center-Locater/dp/B000CPCA5G/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=14mm+piston+stop&qid=1609271117&sr=8-6