Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Stuck fitting

[Luke Graves (buyer1]

Man, that sumbitch in on there!  Please don't give up as you now have everybody on the Ferari List waiting in suspense to see what happens!

 

Luke

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From: Ferrari [mailto:ferrari-bounces+buyer1=airmail.net [at] ferrarilist.com] On Behalf Of Bill Ward
Sent: Wednesday, April 1, 2020 5:23 PM
To: Col Luke Graves
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: [Ferrari] Stuck fitting

Guys-

I’m also of the mindset of ‘if it ain’t broke don’t fix it’. That said;

 

I’ve made several nut wrenches by cutting a notch just big enough for the hose in a closed end wrench (preferably a 6 sided one for strength)

 

When heating a nut, rather than go slowly and over wide surface, I was taught to heat a pinpoint as hot as I could get it, listen for a ping, and hit it. This heats the nut w/o heating the fitting and get’s maximum expansion of nut in relation to fitting. To my recollection, this has never failed me.

 

Finally, If dry ice is available, I’ve used it in place of wet rag.

 

Hope this helps. bill

 

 

 

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