Well I attempted to replace the check valve...
I heard that the banjo bolts break, so I attempted to remove the the lower check valve half (after a few hours of applying a break free penatrant repeatedly).
This only started to twist the air tube.
I tried to grind slots in the hex nut till I saw threads, as I was described to do.
Trying to chisle open the nut only started to bend the air tube.
So, I cut a bit deeper and attempted to split the nut from above, which only started to crush the air manifold that the tubes join to.
Alas, I had to remove the air tube and banjo bolts....
Guess what, it came off without breaking!
So I finished with a few more slices on the check valve and with one blow from a chisle, she opened up...
OH Yeah, see the heater box? No wonder the P.O. said the heater box thermostat wasn't working...
Do you think I should risk using the air tube assembly?
The threads are scored as shown on each half, but not to the bottom of the pitch.
Putting on the check valve should seal it up.
It is bent a bit, but not too bad.
I do think I could remove another from a junk yard without too much difficulty though...
[ August 06, 2005, 09:46 PM: Message edited by: TimK ]
I heard that the banjo bolts break, so I attempted to remove the the lower check valve half (after a few hours of applying a break free penatrant repeatedly).
This only started to twist the air tube.
I tried to grind slots in the hex nut till I saw threads, as I was described to do.
Trying to chisle open the nut only started to bend the air tube.
So, I cut a bit deeper and attempted to split the nut from above, which only started to crush the air manifold that the tubes join to.
Alas, I had to remove the air tube and banjo bolts....
Guess what, it came off without breaking!
So I finished with a few more slices on the check valve and with one blow from a chisle, she opened up...
OH Yeah, see the heater box? No wonder the P.O. said the heater box thermostat wasn't working...
Do you think I should risk using the air tube assembly?
The threads are scored as shown on each half, but not to the bottom of the pitch.
Putting on the check valve should seal it up.
It is bent a bit, but not too bad.
I do think I could remove another from a junk yard without too much difficulty though...
[ August 06, 2005, 09:46 PM: Message edited by: TimK ]
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