Modern Vespa

Hey all, finally got the '68 Primavera fired up tonight after months of tinkering.

Ran into a small issue though, can't find a socket that'll fit A)around the spark plug and B) under the frame. Smallie just doesn't seem to have the room. Anybody else had this problem?

I hand tightened as much as I could and fired it up uber briefly, just to hear the thing run. Definitely don't want to run that way though as I'm sure it's affecting my compression and may be air leaking.

believe it or not you will need to order one or make one

i made one and bought one and don't use either one

i use a spark plug socket and a small cresent wrench

The factory plug wrench is THE thing for the job here. The good news is it also has a 13mm and 11mm wrench in it's design.

http://www.scooterwest.com/items/?_pageCCS=t#page=/item_details/Tool-T-Wrench-For-Small-Frame/1311

Awesome guys, thanks for the quick responses. Gives me an excuse to make another parts order.

"Honey, I know it's a $6 wrench! They had free shipping if I spent $150 or more though!"

A factory tool is ideal, but there are a few alternatives. You can use a spark plug socket with a box end wrench instead of a ratchet (There are usually flats on the sockets for this).

Or a cheap one like this does work as well (or the one I had at least did).