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RE: How to remove temp sending unit without breaking!

To: "wizardz" <wizardz@maxinter.net>, <Ajhsys@aol.com>, <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: How to remove temp sending unit without breaking!
From: "Scott Johnston" <sjonston@dreamscape.com>
Date: Mon, 3 May 1999 21:32:31 -0400
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Reply-to: "Scott Johnston" <sjonston@dreamscape.com>
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I'm giving it a twice a day squirt of liquid wrench before I try turning it
again.  Gives me time to finish removing the dash for painting in the mean
time.  Wish me luck...  Lousy timing though...this past week has been the
best LBC weather all year..
Figures..  Now I know why some listers have lots 'O LBCs.  So one is always
drivable!


I will not spend the whole summer working on this car!
I will not spend the whole summer working on this car!
I will not spend the whole summer working on this car!


Scott Johnston

1966 Sprite - Healey Monster


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-spridgets@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of wizardz
> Sent: Saturday, May 01, 1999 6:48 PM
> To: Ajhsys@aol.com; sjonston@dreamscape.com; spridgets@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: How to remove temp sending unit without breaking!
>
>
> visegrips and a lot of praying
> lots of them are frozen in place
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ajhsys@aol.com <Ajhsys@aol.com>
> To: sjonston@dreamscape.com <sjonston@dreamscape.com>;
> spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Date: Saturday, May 01, 1999 9:11 AM
> Subject: Re: How to remove temp sending unit without breaking!
>
>
> >In a message dated 4/30/99 9:06:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> >sjonston@dreamscape.com writes:
> >
> ><< and am now
> > ready to remove the sending unit.  Can't find a wrench that
> fits tight, so
> > go with the closest....but it won't budge. And of course the DPO has
> already
> > rounded off the nut...SOOOO what now?
> >
> > Can it take heat from a propane torch without busting? Do I
> break out the
> > vise grips and tear it all to hell? >>
> >
> >- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> >
> >You might try one of the new Vise Grips that is designed specifically to
> >clamp on a nut.  (Ouch!)  It has a large "V" shape to the jaws and grabs
> >three sides really well.  Won't chew up the sender or nut or bolt like
> >regular Vise Grips.
> >
> >Allen Hefner
> >'77 Midget
> >'92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
> >
>


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