In a message dated 1/27/01 2:38:28 PM Eastern Standard Time,
ArcticWesty@AOL.COM writes:

<< Does anyone have a "gentle" way of removing the slotted plug from the
bottom
 of my 2.1 L 87 Synchro?  >>
 I bit of flat stock ground to the curve ont he end (the slot is not uniform
in depth) NORMALLY this does the trick...I just did one yesterday..big
screwdriver with a square shaft...it was about an inch too long to fit unde
the bus so I "horsed up on" the trailer hitch until I could force the handle
and blade straight under the engine..grabbed the adjustable wrench and gave
the screwdriver a twist..broke lose just like that
Kicked the screwdrver out and turned it out with my fingers..they are NOT
tight once broken loose..(err..DON'T "jack up" the bus by screwing the plug
out with the screwdriver still attached....)
the idea is to make sure the blade is NOT coming out of the slot..and with
the van "parked" on the end of the blade, it ain't...

steve

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