spark plug change competition

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I was at a van & RV truck-in this weekend, and I won an interesting competition this past weekend, and even staged up some well-seasoned mechanics on it! The spark-plug competition works like this: You have a cylinder head placed in front of you with 4 spark plugs in it. You must remove the spark plugs, and install a new set, properly tightening them down with a wrench. The thing is, it's done blindfolded! You do, however get a chance to place your wrench, your loose spark plugs, and the cylinder head where you wan them before the job. Then, the stopwatch is started!

I was able to get it done in a 1 minute 13 seconds. The closest time was 2:03. It was particularly easy for me. I have been working in dark locations, only going by a sense of feel for a long time in my job as an AV tech, and while working on my own vehicles, so this was not too hard. I got a great mental picture in my head of where all my stuff was before I started the job. Many of the others had a very hard time locating the parts, and couldn't remember where they had set them down in relation to other things. I also excelled in the tedious part of threading the spark plugs into the head. I got two plugs started, and spun them in with both hands at the same time. This saved considerable time loosening, and tightening the spark plugs. Others had a hard time just spinning one in and out with their hands!

I imagine AS has played a part in being good at this task, along with having trained myself up to good dexterity. I truly amazed everybody at how quickly and precise I did this!

Congatulations you won by a lot
Work in dim area and at times have the lights cut out some people can't handle that sort of thing

That's really cool. Not everybody can do that sort of thing.