Or it won't.
I had to hammer (hard!) 4 screwdrivers under the cover from all sides.
This was _after_ the application of Liquid Wrench and heat.
If you haev access to a mill, it is easy to refinish the aluminum flange
after this procedure.
Ulix
On Thu, 29 Oct 1998, Steve Byers wrote:
> Hi, Dave!
>
> You can try spraying penetrating oil around the joint line between the
> housing and head, then tapping around the edge of the housing. Keep
> spraying and tapping, and eventually the bond will break.
>
> Steve Byers
> Havelock, NC USA
> '73 Midget GAN5UD126009G "OO NINE"
> "It is better to remain silent, and be thought a fool
> than to speak, and remove all doubt" -- Mark Twain
>
>
> ----------
> > From: Dwgwater@aol.com
> > To: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
> > Subject: Re: Temperature guage
> > Date: Thursday, October 29, 1998 5:03 PM
> >
> > On the topic of replacing thermostats, does anyone have a method that
> works
> > for getting the outlet pipe off? I haven't replaced the thermostat last
> > antifreeze change (ok the last few) because the outlet pipe is firmly
> welded
> > to the head. I've heard that replacements are hard to find, so I didn't
> stick
> > a crowbar in the hole and pry it off, but hitting it with a hammer to
> loosen
> > had no effect. Thanks.
> >
> > Dave Groundwater
> > 70 Midget (the Midget or the MG)
>
Ulix __/__,__
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'67 Sprite
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