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Re: Dip stick smells of petrol!!
« Reply #60 on: September 07, 2011, 12:59:11 pm »
Prob both!!!!
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Re: Dip stick smells of petrol!!
« Reply #61 on: September 07, 2011, 01:12:43 pm »
Dont know if this is relevant or not, but I had some brake calipers with the same sort of situation.
The line that conects the two sides of the calipers was damaged, so when I went to remove the brass insert I stripped it totally and I totally rounded it off, and tried everything to get it off and failed.
I took it to the maintenance techs at work, they ran it under hot water for a few minutes and got it really hot, then just used mole grips and it came straight out with the slightest of efforts.
maybe if you can get some heat into it, who knows....
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Re: Dip stick smells of petrol!!
« Reply #62 on: September 07, 2011, 01:18:18 pm »
Funny you say that, a friend of mine told me to use a heat gun on the brass, he works for BMW and has done for some time. I had to remind him that it was the FUEL PUMP though hahaha
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Re: Dip stick smells of petrol!!
« Reply #63 on: September 07, 2011, 01:44:32 pm »
have you ever tried touching the fuel pump after youve been on a run? Its too hot to touch anyway, Ive burnt my fingers in the past when I had autotech issues, bit of heat might be ok  :stupid:
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Re: Dip stick smells of petrol!!
« Reply #64 on: September 07, 2011, 01:49:47 pm »
Yea its pretty hot!! I thought most things expand when hot???
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Re: Dip stick smells of petrol!!
« Reply #65 on: September 07, 2011, 02:03:26 pm »
yeah but different metals expand at different rates hence when they heat the caliper the body expanded quicker than the bolt  :P  good luck to the OP and as long as he doesnt use a naked flame to heat the bolt he should be ok  :rolleye:
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Re: Dip stick smells of petrol!!
« Reply #66 on: September 07, 2011, 07:36:20 pm »
Did it work I'm intrigued now? I hope it did for your mental state of mind.
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Re: Dip stick smells of petrol!!
« Reply #67 on: September 07, 2011, 10:30:29 pm »
Mumma mia!! Few turns, started to eat the the valve again! Thought, great another waste of 25 quid, then click, GRAB engaged off she came! Those irwins bolts are brilliant, I now have a beautiful new valve in, tightened very gingerly by a 13mm hex head!! God I was relieved!!! Thanks chaps!! I can sleep now!!!  :pomppomp: :smiley:
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Re: Dip stick smells of petrol!!
« Reply #68 on: September 07, 2011, 10:43:23 pm »
Good bits of kit.

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Re: Dip stick smells of petrol!!
« Reply #69 on: September 07, 2011, 10:45:44 pm »
So pleased I can't tell you!!!
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Re: Dip stick smells of petrol!!
« Reply #70 on: September 07, 2011, 11:14:21 pm »
Quote from: baldwined30 on September 07, 2011, 10:45:44 pm
So pleased I can't tell you!!!

You could try...  :laugh:
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Re: Dip stick smells of petrol!!
« Reply #71 on: September 07, 2011, 11:19:27 pm »
 :congrats:
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