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Date:         Sun, 21 Mar 1999 15:09:34 EST
Reply-To:     John Reynolds <kayakjr@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John Reynolds <kayakjr@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Air Cool Pushrod Tube Install
Comments: To: des@eskimo.com
Comments: cc: Gentery@webtv.net

Dave, thats just what I did using a rubber hammer - worked like a champ. the seal at the top does tend to get pinched, but by rotating the tube it seats itself. Great Method!

John - 81 westy

> >First try grabbing the tube with a shop rag and twisting as you apply >inward pressure. If that doesn't work, take one of the old pushrod >tubes >and place the big end up against the big end of the pushrod tube that >you >are installing. Now you can put some serious weight against it. Be >careful not to pinch the seals while they're going in - keep an eye on >them >as you go. > >-David > > >========================================================================== >David Schwarze '73 VW Safare Custom Camper >(Bluto) >Dallas, Texas, USA '87 Mustang 5.0 >(13.08@104) >e-mail: des@eskimo.com '93 Weber WG-50 (Da >Piano) >http://www.tiu.net/~des '96, '96 cats (Aaaackkk! >Phhhhht!!) >========================================================================== > > >

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