Re: Fun with fuel and vacuum lines

[JOE FULTON <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I regularly use Silikroil (which is not like Silly
Putty).  Silikroil is Kroil with slicones added.  You
would need to be judicious in using it on anything
that will be painted later, but it penetrates well.

Joe Fulton
Salinas, CA

--- Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Sun, 5 Jun 2005, Matt Haas wrote:
> 
> > That was enough to get the vacuum line loose in
> the fitting but the nut is 
> > still rusted to the tube. Also, I have been using
> flare nut wrenches. I just 
> > had an idea on how to get the lines out by
> unscrewing the fuel line elbow 
> > from the pump and then taking off the vacuum line.
> I'll let everyone know if 
> > this works or not.
> 
> Probably won't help you this weekend... :-)
> 
> I know this sounds like an advertisement, but an
> ex-aerospace
> machinist turned me on to this stuff called
> AeroKroil. It's not
> cheap, $10 for a 8oz areosol can, but it makes
> autoparts-store
> penetrants and WD40 look like freakin' glue.
> 
> The stuff crawls into the damnedest cracks. Small
> example:
> aluminum spacer on the parts car's water pump
> pulley, probably
> original, frozen solid onto the shaft. Wouldn't
> budge. Kroil, wait
> ten, it came off by hand.
> 
> http://www.kanolabs.com/
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