Date:         Tue, 8 Apr 2008 10:23:58 -0500
Reply-To:     Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Stuck Oil Drain plug
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Thanks Jim - THose look like they could be handy for all kinds of things.

On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 7:40 AM, Jim Johnston <inmytree1@gmail.com> wrote:

> When I needed to remove a stuck O2 Sensor I used one of these:
>
> http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=41169
>
> and this one works well, too...
>
> http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=94185
>
> Just heat it up and twist it off...
>
> Jim
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 11:35 AM, Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Ok those more experienced and wiser than I (which means the entire list
> > I'm
> > sure) - We have a situation where the oil drain plug will not budge.
> > Have
> > sprayed it with PB blaster and tried and tried but the darn thing wont
> > budge. We were afraid of rounding off the nut end so gave up
> > temporarily.
> > It's so stuck that I twisted the nub off of my socket adaptor trying to
> > get
> > it out.
> >
> > The van has been sitting for close to 2 years and I think the last time
> > the
> > oil was changed it was done at an oil change place (I know, I know) so
> > they
> > may have impact wrenched it on there tight to begin with.
> >
> > Any tricks or advice on getting this thing loose without messing it up
> > or
> > God Forbid twisting the head off?
> >
> > --
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Jeff
> > '90 Carat (Grover)
> > '86 (We call this one Parts)
> > '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Jim
> Wilmington, NC




--
Thanks,

Jeff
'90 Carat (Grover)
'86 (We call this one Parts)
'78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus