sb001
Banned
SO i was trying to check the compression on my 98 Accord LX sedan. When I threaded the end of the tester hose down into the plug hole, I must have done it too tight (even though I only lightly hand tightened it.) problem is on my particular compression tester, the end of the hose is fitted with an 18mm fitting, then if you want to use 14mm (for the Honda) there is a 14mm adapter that actually screws into the 18mm fitting. So what happened is I tightened it so that when I tried to unscrew the tester, ONLY the hose with the 18mm fitting on the end came out- it unthreaded from the 14mm adapter part that is still stuck in the hole.
So in desperation, I tried threading the tester hose with 18mm end BACK into the 14mm adpater still stuck down in there a bit tighter, and guess what- when i tried to unthread it this time, the hose just started swiveling around the 18mm fitting!! In a fit of rage I pulled the hose as hard as I could and sure enough the end of the hose POPPED off of the 18 mm fitting, leaving the 14mm adapter, 18mm hose fitting, and the round nozzle part of the fitting that is supposed to compress-fit on to the hose stuck down in the hole!nly thing I can see when i look down the hole is the round nozzle that is supposed to be attached to the end of the hose, sticking up inside the spark plug sleeve- and I have no kind of vice grips or anything thin enough to stick down there and try to wrench it loose. What I am I supposed to do?? Help!!!
So in desperation, I tried threading the tester hose with 18mm end BACK into the 14mm adpater still stuck down in there a bit tighter, and guess what- when i tried to unthread it this time, the hose just started swiveling around the 18mm fitting!! In a fit of rage I pulled the hose as hard as I could and sure enough the end of the hose POPPED off of the 18 mm fitting, leaving the 14mm adapter, 18mm hose fitting, and the round nozzle part of the fitting that is supposed to compress-fit on to the hose stuck down in the hole!nly thing I can see when i look down the hole is the round nozzle that is supposed to be attached to the end of the hose, sticking up inside the spark plug sleeve- and I have no kind of vice grips or anything thin enough to stick down there and try to wrench it loose. What I am I supposed to do?? Help!!!