Odd specialty wrenches.

SodBuster87 · May 29, 2019

Did some horse trading. Picked up these wrenches yesterday. Half are Proto the others are stamped with part #s but no brand that I can find. Only thing I can guess is gas valve wrenches?. And a distributor wrench? . Any thoughts or comments appreciated
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leroy in ne · May 29, 2019

I've heard wrenches similar to the right angle boxed end wrench called an obstruction or starter wrench.

SkipperII · May 29, 2019

The three smaller open end wrenches, with the 45 deg head on one end are known as offset wrenches, to be used in tight spaces, with limited
space for turning nuts. The box end with the sharp bend on one end, I believe was for getting the back bolt on the 283/327 Chevy
starters(I made my own). The larger, thin open ends remind me of what we had around the milk house for the various tank and line fittings.

Gene Davis (Ga.) · May 29, 2019

Years ago you could buy what was labeled as a Starter and manifold wrench that was a half moon shaped 9/16 and 5/8
12 point box end wench for those two jobs. They also worked wonderful for removing and replacing the magnetos on
John Deere letter series tractors like As & Bs.

37chief · May 29, 2019

I have used the wide open end wrenches like those on air craft hose fittings. Stan

SETX · May 30, 2019

I have a wrench similar to the one that's curved 90 degrees. It was to take the fuel pump off my Steiger tractor.

Janicholson · May 30, 2019

Thin sheet stock wrenches are often included with routers and collets on spindle sanders. Jim

Texasmark1 · May 30, 2019

Back when I was a teen, GM had the distributor at the rear of the V8 block and setting the timing required a wrench whereby the end was at 45* to the
shank....don't remember whether I used the ? or the 9/16 end. The locking screw was at the rear of the distributor and there wasn't room to get a normal
straight wrench in and turn it. I remember buying one, cost me a lot on my meager income at the time but did and still have it. Nowadays, they are all over the
place in cheap tool sets. I did however like the fact that you could set the points via the dwell with a hex allen wrench, maybe ⅛" from outside coming in from
the driver's side and by using dwell didn't have to worry if you got it right or not....you knew.

On the pictures, I still have a couple like your #3 with the MIUSA casting ID.

SodBuster87 · May 30, 2019

I thought about them being for collets, but they're awful big sizes. Unless they're for industrial planers or edgers... Anything is possible. There was a bunch of other unexciting wrenches in the lot too.

Odd specialty wrenches.

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