I need to get away from this damn computer! Okay, one more thing about heating studs. Heating them with propane wasn't enough. The moment I took the flame away, I could touch the block with my finger, and it was cold! That aluminum alloy is a fantastic conductor of heat. I ended up using oxy-acetylene until the studs glowed red. The ones that weren't broke I had double nutted and shook them with a small pneumatic wrench until they came off. Don't gasp now -- this wrench isn't near strong enough to break a stud on its own. The broken studs I grabbed with a cam style stud remover, but it was a big clunky one that didn't have enough clearance on the upper studs. Next time I'm buying a thin socket style stud remover. Also I will consider running the engine with the manifolds off to warm it up. Maybe this would expand things enough so that freezing the studs with electrician's component cooler would make a difference. I prefer using refrigerant over fire any day -- if it would work. Walt Yahoo! Groups Sponsor <http://rd.yahoo.com/M=251812.3170658.4537139.1261774/D=egroupweb/S=170512 6215:HM/A=1564415/R=0/SIG=11t6t7kdo/*http://www.netflix.com/Default?mqso=6 0164784&partid=3170658> <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=251812.3170658.4537139.1261774/D=egroupm ail/S=:HM/A=1564415/rand=461008984> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> .
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