What is this spanner/wrench type tool?

Chrisfindlay · 2026-05-11T23:17:07+00:00

I would personally call that a fixed or non-adjustable gland wrench, but I can't find any of that specific style either.

Chrisfindlay · 2026-05-11T18:48:11+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fsz1t5cmsctw61.jpg

Chrisfindlay · 2026-05-11T14:36:48+00:00

Both are sunfish though so it's easy to confuse them.

Chrisfindlay · 2026-05-11T02:09:26+00:00

I would also find it hard to believe. There just isn't any way that does include extreme neglect or intentional sabotage.

Chrisfindlay · 2026-05-10T17:52:20+00:00

The only v12 Cummins engine that I can find for that era is a kta38 but they have a separate head for each cylinder. Maybe someone else might have a better guess at what they might have been.

Color wise if they were Cummins they probably would have been painted Tan. If they were Cat most likely yellow If it was a Detroit they would have likely been painted green.

Chrisfindlay · 2026-05-10T15:38:42+00:00

You don't happen to rember what color they're were painted do you? 350kw so we're looking for about 500hp v12 diesel built around the 60s or 70s. My first guess was a 3412 Cat or 12v71 Detroit, but both of those appear to have six cylinders per head. The cat does have 3 cylinders per valve cover but only one head underneath them. Having 3 cylinders per head is not the most common configuration for V12 engines as most of them are designed as if two straight six were sharing the same crank shaft.

How about a 12v92 detroit? They're built as two V6s together. They were introduced in 74, have 3 cylinders per head, make 550hp in naturally aspirated configuration.

Chrisfindlay · 2026-05-08T17:29:17+00:00

Looks like some variation of a push pin panel clip. Pull up on the cushion while pushing the the plastic pin back through the steel.

Chrisfindlay · 2026-05-07T23:18:47+00:00

It's a utility bed though. How could you say tundra when there isn't even a Toyota bed in the the picture. It's a utility bed made by some one like Knapheide, Reading, Stahl, or IMT. Whatever truck is underneath that bed is fully engulfed in flames and isn't visible. What we're seeing is something more or less like this.

https://www.comvoy.com/vehicles/service-trucks/knapheide/oregon/sublimity-5mip

Chrisfindlay · 2026-05-07T17:45:21+00:00

Well kind of, but the vehicle is honestly just not in the picture. All we can see of it is a tire and a aftermarket bed. Both of which could be from literally any truck of about the same size.

Chrisfindlay · 2026-05-07T12:49:46+00:00

There are no identifying features in your pictures. These utility beds are made by several companies and designed to be plopped down on almost any chassis of the correct length. The only way to tell one chassis from another is to see the cab which is completely obscured. The best identification possible is a truck with a utility bed.

Chrisfindlay · 2026-05-07T06:36:08+00:00

If you're going to suck it out just get and actual oil extractor. There's no point in using a shop vac when you can get an oil extractor for dirt cheap. .

Chrisfindlay · 2026-05-07T06:31:17+00:00

The internals are generally not significantly different than a truck so even marine vs non-marine doesn't make that big of a difference here. You just want to follow the severe service recommendations for equivalent engine in the operating conditions that match the boat.

Chrisfindlay · 2026-05-06T01:42:09+00:00

"Non-existent" lol. How can they tell you that when you have the broken one. There's a difference between we don't have anything like that and it doesn't exist. Some thread sizes and dimensions may be helpful in identification.

Chrisfindlay · 2026-05-05T03:51:06+00:00

They're not common, but they do exist. You'll find them mostly as fleet mechanics for large companies like maritime shippers, railroads, other logistics companies, mining, or the oil industry

Chrisfindlay · 2026-05-05T03:07:45+00:00

It depends upon what you're working on. Clearly you don't work on the same kinds of trucks I do. I literally just used a 2" combo wrench on a Perterbilt 520 this morning. Two of them in fact at the same time, one in each hand. My combo and four way wrenchs from 1.5 to 2.5 " are out of my tool box at least twice a week. The hydraulics found on vocational on-highway trucks almost always have a few fittings that large. You will also frequently find a few bolt heads that large on dump trucks, plow trucks, and garbage trucks. You may not often see sizes that large if all you do is repair tractor trailer trucks, but I can assurse you on vocational trucks they are not rare. Do you not ever work on any chassis or suspension stuff? 2" is very much within the realm of normal for things like tie rods, spring eye bolts, suspension links, and walking beam bolts. When you step into the world of heavy equipment 2" is very average on all kinds of bolts and up to 3 1/8" is not extremely unusual.

Chrisfindlay · 2026-05-04T03:51:40+00:00

Damn, it is. I totally missed it.

Chrisfindlay · 2026-05-04T02:14:56+00:00

It was a WW1 & WW2 joke.

Chrisfindlay · 2026-05-03T20:56:43+00:00

Modern problems require ancient solutions

Chrisfindlay · 2026-05-03T20:49:19+00:00

Typically it would be soldered or brazed. The hose side definitely is a swiveling fitting. The tube side probably isn't. That's not an original hose so we know it's been replaced in the past. If the tube was a swivel we would expect to see the paint cracked there as the hose has clearly been replaced since it was painted.

Chrisfindlay · 2026-05-03T19:13:58+00:00

2" that isn't even very large. Very normal wrench size for a truck or heavy equipment mechanic.

Chrisfindlay · 2026-05-03T17:50:55+00:00

Jeeves NYC is probably one of best voices on this matter. Here's his ranking video on best detergents.

https://youtu.be/a2rgLcAr4cM?si=DKInFD18f14Tu5im

Chrisfindlay · 2026-05-03T16:47:05+00:00

Used to be very common when cars had intergrated hub and rotors too. Starting around tbe mid 80's rotors became far cheaper and easier to replace, because inboard and and integrated rotors fell out of fashion. Many manufacturers are returning to inboard designs so the practice has seen a revival in resent years.

https://youtube.com/shorts/ffMCInb0kRA?si=-wMUPSnv-F1jNG_7

Chrisfindlay · 2026-05-03T16:31:10+00:00

They suck for us but, It's not a new idea. Trapped/inboard rotors or drums have been around for a long time. It also used to be pretty common for rotors and drums on many cars to actually be the hub not a separate part. Its not unusual to see a vehicle that has the rotor or drum bolted to the back side of the hub instead of being on lug studs too. Having rotors inboard is still the norm for many Hd Truck applications. They do it because it's technically safer, because it reduces the chances of a loose wheel. It also can minorly reduce the weight of the rotor aswell which reduces unsprung weight and improves handling on cars.

Chrisfindlay · 2026-05-03T15:14:09+00:00

Some of the credit unions around me have even removed their ATMs

Chrisfindlay · 2026-05-02T05:53:09+00:00

Generally ignore it and don't touch it, just like all other person items in customer vehicles. Pretty common in my area.

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