[TowerTalk] Getting old tubing apart

[Tower (K8RI)]

Never herd of it.  Where do you find it as I sure can give it a good test.
<:-))

Roger Halstead (K8RI, EN73 & ARRL Life Member)
N833R, World's Oldest Debonair (S# CD-2)
www.rogerhalstead.com


>
> On my 35 year old sailboat which has spent its entire life
> in saltwater I've had to take a lot of very stuck stuff
> apart. WD-40 works pretty well but after a few failures I
> tried "PB-Blast" (a USA product) and found that it did the
> trick when WD-40 didn't. "PB-Blast" is now my "magic fluid
> of choice". It just seems to penetrate further and faster.
> As always your mileage may vary (YMMV) but for saltwater
> exposed aluminum parts it seems to have the edge. I suspect
> saltwater and aluminum is pretty much the worst case yet
> "PB-Blast" seems to do the job. Usual disclaimers... no
> financial interest, just a happy customer etc., etc.
>
> 73
> Patrick
> WA7VNI
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Tower
> (K8RI)
> Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 15:06 PM
> To: Marlon Schafer (509-982-2181); towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Getting old tubing apart
>
>
> WD-40 does the same thing.
>
> Give all the joints a good healthy does a day ahead of time
> and they should come right apart.
>
> WE did that in small engine shop with seized engines.  Take
> out the spark plug, give it a couple shots and come back
> tomorrow.
>
> It's like magic.
>
> Roger Halstead (K8RI, EN73 & ARRL Life Member) N833R,
> World's Oldest Debonair (S# CD-2) www.rogerhalstead.com
>
>
> > My DeSoto had a frozen engine when I got it.  I put some
> Marvel
> > Mystery
> Oil
> > in each hole and let it sit for half a day.  Broke it
> loose by hand
> > after that.  Amazing stuff.
> >
> > Marlon
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> >
> >
> Snip...
>
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