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
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> 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)
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