Heat up the engine is right...but leave the radiator cap off (no pressure built
up)
when good and hot... drain alittle coolant (below level or sensor- a pint or
two will do)
then spray something very cold on the brass of the sensor to shrink it quickly.
Something like 'canned air' for cleaning computer keyboard etc. held upside down
so it will sqiurt liquid worked for me.
Paul Tegler
1973 BGT - Daily Driver
1975 Spitfire -in Cherry Shape 1980 Spitfire w/ O/D - in re-hab
GT6 MKIII - in the works
email: wizardz@toad.net http://www.teglerizer.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Saidel <saidel@crab.rutgers.edu>
To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Monday, August 02, 1999 11:41 AM
Subject: temperature sensor removal
I am replacing the temperature sensor on my 76B, but it is on tight... and
I mean tight. Before I completely round it with my trusty lock-tight wrench
(after the open-end wrenches failed to turn it), does anyone have an idea
how I might facilitate its removal?
I tried warming the engine thinking that the differential
expansion/contraction of the metals might help, but it didn't.
TIA,
Bill
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