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Re: [oletrucks] Neat Tip

To: "Deve Krehbiel" <dkrehbiel@kscable.com>,
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Neat Tip
From: "Brian Stephens" <intubated@earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 19:33:06 -0500
OK Deve,
I don't know if the rest of the list is interested, but I would like to know
when you are going to update your web site.  We want photos!
Brian Stephens
49 3104
Owasso, OK

----- Original Message -----
From: "Deve Krehbiel" <dkrehbiel@kscable.com>
To: "OleTrucks" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, September 15, 2000 6:06 PM
Subject: [oletrucks] Neat Tip


> I was refurbishing an exhaust manifold the other day.. you know.. new
> spring, and new studs.. and the expected happened.. I broke the tap I was
> using after drilling out the studs. The tap broke off right in the hole
and
> I had no way to get it out. After crying about it for awhile, I went to my
> friend at the welding shop and he just smiles, puts the manifold in the
> vise, gets out his torch and casually (as if he does this everyday) simply
> blew the Tap right out of the hole. Seems the Taps metal melts at a lower
> temp than would ruin the surrounding cast iron. It was almost sinful how
> easy that Tap disappeared from that hole!
>
> I need a Torch!!
>
> Deve Krehbiel
> Hesston, Kansas
> 1950 3100 * 1949 3600 * 1948 4400
> www.speedprint.com/Deves50/index.html
>
>
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>

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