get a hodl of one of those....hmm cant remember the name of it now....its basically a tapered bit, that has a backwards thread on it....so the more it goes in(anti-clockwise, because the thread is reversed), the tighter it gets, and then eventually starts turning the hose fitting that is stuck
-----Original Message----- From: "Robbie Vidler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sun, 4 Aug 2002 15:08:13 +1000 Subject: Re: Snapped heater hose in the head? problem there is it snapped off clean into the head. so there is no way to unscrew it due to it all being inside the head... i could try and Drill it out but am 1. wondering if it can be by passed or if water actually needs to flow through it... and 2. if i can fix it without taking the head off ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Andrews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2002 2:45 PM Subject: Re: Snapped heater hose in the head? > Ummm.. i'm sure others will be able to correct me here.. but doesn't that > pipe screw into the block? In which case you could try to unscrew it with > something - dunno what though - then screw in a new one. > > Or you could do a dodgy thing and tap out the jammed pipe and then screw > in another smaller pipe into that one. > Of course that'd be a quick-fix and i'm not even sure if they screw in. > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< > > On 8/4/02, 2:23:40 PM, "Robbie Vidler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > regarding Snapped heater hose in the head?: > > > > i snapped the water thingy on the back of the head the one that would > > normally goto the heater > > > i am not running a heater as the whole interior was stripped to be a > > rally/hill climb car... what should i do from here... idon't wanna remove > > the head as i just spent all yesterday putting it back on (after the > > annoying timing chain incident) > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
