One trick that helped me getting O2 sensors out was to apply candle
wax to the joint when the joint is hot. It seems to as a good
penetrant in those cases where you can heat up the parts.

Alistair

'82 westy, diesel converted to gas in '94
http://www.members.shaw.ca/albell/

On 6-Nov-06, at 6:45 PM, jon wrote:

On Mon, 6 Nov 2006, Mike Collum wrote:
> Big vice grips, heat, and a good cheater pipe?  Vice grips and a
> bigger
> hammer?  Yep, sometimes those things seem to become one with the bung.

And, of course, many many uses of "creative langauge". ;/ It's quite
obvious that the O2 sensor had never been changed. I reset the light as
well.

I also just replaced most of the fuel lines. I'll finish that job
tomorrow. I need to replace the return line, and all is well. It still
had the original fuel lines, with only a small leak (weep?).

The tank seals are bad (I can smell fuel after a fill-uo), so that is
the
next job.

I was assuming (yeah, yeah) that the O2 sensor would be a quick job. No
way, Jose! If it wasn't stuck, it would have been a 20 minute job.
Now it
is turning into a multi-hour job.

Aren't VW's great?

The good news is the bottom of the engine is as dry as can be: no
water or
oil leaks. The rest of the ride is also in great condition. I had to
reassemble the shift assembly, but that was easy (for once).

That reminds me: I need to flush and refill the coolant system: who
knows
what is in there.

Jon

>
> Mike
>
>
> jon wrote:
>> I used a 7/8", and stripped it. The $#@$#@@$# thing is in there
>> pretty
>> good. I have doused it with PB Blaster.
>>
>> Now, anyone have thoughts on how to get it out? It's pretty durned
>> round
>> now. Grrrrr.
>>
>> I've rebuilt an aircooled VW engine without this much trouble!!!
>>
>> -Jon
>>
>> On Mon, 6 Nov 2006, Mike Collum wrote:
>>
>>
>>> You can use a 7/8" wrench if you don't have the proper metric one.
>>>
>>> Mike
>>>
>>>
>>> jon wrote:
>>>
>>>> Thanks, that's what I thought. It takes a 21 mm wrench (or deep,
>>>> deep
>>>> socket), correct? (Or wasit 22???)
>>>
>>
>