Removing dipstick tube, and archives no worky?

[sukchew at cox-internet.com (Chuck Blue)]

Why is it necessary to remove the dipstick tube?
ole blue
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Utley" <fahrvergnugen@cox.net>
To: "T Berk" <bayareaberk@yahoo.com>; "Mark F." <mardak@gmail.com>; 
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Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2006 10:12 AM
Subject: Re: Removing dipstick tube, and archives no worky?


>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "T Berk" <bayareaberk@yahoo.com>
> To: "Mark F." <mardak@gmail.com>; "Scirocco List" 
> <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 5:31 PM
> Subject: Re: Removing dipstick tube, and archives no worky?
>
>
>> --- "Mark F." <mardak@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> <snip>
>> > Anyone know how to remove the dipstick tube from the
>> > block itself?  I
>> > have my 2.0 ABA completely stripped down to nothing
>> > and tried like
>> > hell to turn or pull that sucker out, and it ain't
>> > moving...
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Mark.
>>
>>
>> I'll await a trumping answer but I believe it is
>> pressed in, hence HEAT will be your rewarding
>> solution.
>>
>> TBerk
>
> The only success I have had here was by using a pair of vice grips, 
> tightly
> attached at the base, and then using a screwdriver against as a lever... 
> If
> you are carefully you might get it out without too much damage...  It can 
> be
> a bitch.
>
> HTH
>
> David
>
>
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