Oil plug stuck

Richard Beels dare2dream at compuserve.com
Sat Mar 9 00:57:02 EST 2002


Rarely need to go past the big vise-grips and a pipe.

And how well do chrome-plated sockets weld anyways?  Never tried...

Or you could pull out the plasma cutter and......

:-)

At 23:07 03/08/2002,  Huw Powell was inspired to say:
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>Richard Beels wrote:
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> > Chucking up a left hand drill and having at it is another I forgot.
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> > I did forget to mention the heat the pan with a propane torch and use dry
> > ice on the bolt for differential expansion/contraction.  :-)
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>You also forgot welding a short tube to the plug, at its middle, and
>then inserting a long bar and turning it that way.  You could weld the
>long bar on but than you'd only get 1/4 turn and have to cut it off!  Or
>weld on a socket, or a big nut, or....


Cheers!




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