| To: | Adrian Jones <AdrianJones@compuserve.com> | 
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: 1500 Thermo Plug | 
| From: | Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu> | 
| Date: | Fri, 8 May 1998 08:44:11 -0700 (PDT) | 
| Cc: | Spridgeteers <spridgets@Autox.Team.Net> | 
| In-reply-to: | <199805080711_MC2-3C53-90FB@compuserve.com> | 
| Reply-to: | Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu> | 
| Sender: | owner-spridgets@Autox.Team.Net | 
Adrian,
could you melt it out with a propane torch?
Ulix
On Fri, 8 May 1998, Adrian Jones wrote:
> Well the good news is that the replacement plug has arrived...
> 
> the bad news is I can't get the remnants of the old plastic plug out of the
> thermostat housing!
> 
>  I had taken a big screwdriver to it and managed to unscrew it about a turn
> but now there's not much left to get a grip on.  I've removed the housing
> from the engine but there isn't much chance of removing the plug by
> mechanical means.  The housing is very light metal and scratches easy. 
> (it's also "unobtainium")
> 
> Whad ya think?
> 
> TIA,    Adrian
> 
    Ulix                                                    __/__,__        
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