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Re: not quite clueless - temperature gauge

To: "Chris M West" <chris_west@juno.com>
Subject: Re: not quite clueless - temperature gauge
From: "Brad Fornal" <tequila.brad@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2006 11:49:40 -0500
Very true. So upon reassembly, one may want to consider putting some
anti sieze where the bulb and nut meet.

Brad

On 9/10/06, Chris M West <chris_west@juno.com> wrote:
> apply it to the nut and give it a rap to TIGHTEN ever so slightly!!
> Re-foam,
> wait, gently try just a little UN-DO.  Re-foam, tighten, re-foam and most
> likely it will now just un-do.
>
> Remember that this nut is just like a brake line nut in the it should
> turn INDEPENDENTLY of the tube
> and sender assembly.  So not only does the nut need to unthread from the
> radiator, it also needs to
> spin freely on the sender bulb.  If you try to twist it out and it is not
> free of the bulb you WILL twist
> (and rupture) the tube, at which point you might as well have snipped it
> off with side cutters!!!
>
> Chris
>
> AN5L35578

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