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Re: Oil filler removal (non-LSR)

To: Benn <karhu@california.com>
Subject: Re: Oil filler removal (non-LSR)
From: Doug Odom <dlodom@charter.net>
Date: Mon, 08 May 2006 14:42:00 -0700
Benn, I use a dead blow rubber hammer. Works without putting lumps or 
bending the tube.   Doug Odom in big ditch

Benn wrote:

>Anyone know how to readily remove the oil filler tube on an old 'vette intake
>manifold without removing the manifold?  I'm trying to rotate it so the smog
>hose fitting will be oriented away from the cold air setup I'm fabbing.  But
>the thing seems dead solid in there, so my hopes of wiggling it loose were
>soon dashed.  I guess the fact that the tube is steel and the manifold
>aluminum means that they needed to use a bit more interference fit to make it
>stay, which it has done admirably for 40 years.
>Benn




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