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Subject:Re: How do I get the #&(*&!$# distributor gear on the crank?
From:Tom Young
Date:Wed, 24 Feb 1999 20:46:42 -0800

Dennis:

It's clear that I've been too timid about applying the heat.  I'll try
again tomorrow and be a little more aggresive.

Thanks.

On Wed, 24 Feb 1999, Dennis Haynes wrote:

> You need to heat it up to about 300 degrees.  I use a bearing heater but a
> torch will also do.  A good machine shop supply will have markers you can
> get that melt at different temperatures.  You don't wan to get he gear too
> hot as it can warp.
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Tom Young               young@sherlock.SIMS.Berkeley.EDU
Lafayette, CA  94549    '81 Vanagon
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