In a message dated 97-12-30 18:26:34 EST, you write:
> The brass is going to expand faster than the steel, so it probably won't
> come loose with heating. It could however come loose with cooling. You
> might try heating the plug and the pan together, then apply Ice to the
> plug, and try unscrewing it with the vice grips while the pan is still
> warm. Gloves would be in order here. If that fails, there's always
> other ways.
>
How about trying some dry ice on the brass plug? Anybody ever used
dry ice to loosen stuck parts?
Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the '50s)
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52 MGTD - under DIY restoration NEMGTR #11470
71 MGB - AMGBA #96-12029, NAMGBR #7-3336
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