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Subject:Re: rust, nuts, and bolts
From:Leo Mulvihill
Date:Thu, 1 Sep 1994 00:38:28 -0400 (EDT)

Try heating it with a torch

Leo Mulvihill on Speedway Free Access -- (10288)-1-503-520-2222
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On Wed, 31 Aug 1994, Sami Dakhlia wrote:

> Just tried to remove the old exhaust system from my 75 bus, but --as
> usual-- got stuck on trivial and not very exciting problems, such as
> unscrewing rusted bolts. I'm talking about the six bolts that hold the
> exhaust system to the heater boxes, so 3 bolts on each side. I can't get a
> grip on them: the 12mm wrench is too large and the 11mm wrench is too
> small. Tried using a vice-grip but it slips off. 
> 
> I'll try to be more creative tomorrow, but if someone, somewhere, has a
> good idea, please let me know.
> 
> Sami--
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