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- 03 Apr 2011, 21:54
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: knackered heat exchanger/ head stud
- Replies: 8
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Re: knackered heat exchanger/ head stud
Before resorting to the drill, try heating the cylinder head with a blowlamp, in the region of the screw-studs. This will expand the amuminium and hopefully will expand it sufficiently, relative the the studs, to loosen them enough to remove, whilst the cylinder head is still hot. been doing loads ...
- 31 Mar 2011, 18:46
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: knackered heat exchanger/ head stud
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1454
Re: knackered heat exchanger/ head stud
orangebooboobearcrew wrote:Hi,
Have you tried a really strong pair of mole grips - after Plus-gas? This worked on mine but yours does look like it is well stuck!!![]()
Chris
yep, been using my trusty mole grips all along
plus gas and rust buster stuff arrived today.....but still no shifting

- 28 Mar 2011, 23:43
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: knackered heat exchanger/ head stud
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1454
Re: knackered heat exchanger/ head stud
cheers for that, very interesting reading stuff 
i'd run out of plus gas but ordered some more (should have before) as i just remembered how good it is!! that along with rust buster, and see if they help shift it first!

i'd run out of plus gas but ordered some more (should have before) as i just remembered how good it is!! that along with rust buster, and see if they help shift it first!
- 28 Mar 2011, 13:47
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: knackered heat exchanger/ head stud
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1454
knackered heat exchanger/ head stud
i've come to a bit of a stop on this one!! my heat exchangers were both fubar so ive managed to source some and thought i'd have a go changing them 2 of the studs had had it completely so i managed to get the remains of the bots off to get the heat exchangers off and i'm now left with http://i13.pho...
- 02 Jul 2007, 20:25
- Forum: Camping & Travelling
- Topic: Batteries
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2528
think its worth me getting 2 at that price then!! so long as one will fit under the drivers seat anyway (its for a westy) and ive already re-routed the wiring to the cupboard behind the drivers seat. im not totally sure my batteries charge of the hookup when its put on on the drive before we go away...
- 02 Jul 2007, 10:39
- Forum: Camping & Travelling
- Topic: Batteries
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2528
- 02 Jul 2007, 10:13
- Forum: Camping & Travelling
- Topic: Batteries
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2528
Batteries
looks like my second leisure battery i had is a bit crapper than i though been thinking, it it worth using leisure batteries? or would just using a normal one be any good? especially if you fit 2 and wire them together? any experiences of this? or is it worth sticking with leisure batteries? i dont ...
- 02 Jul 2007, 10:01
- Forum: Camping & Travelling
- Topic: travel cot in Westy-where is best place to put it?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1642
- 02 Jul 2007, 09:55
- Forum: Camping & Travelling
- Topic: Some awning advice please.
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2141
- 23 Apr 2007, 13:09
- Forum: Camping & Travelling
- Topic: Service required in Midlands.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1732
- 21 Apr 2007, 21:46
- Forum: Camping & Travelling
- Topic: camping with a 1 month old baby at bus types yes or no?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 5485
- 22 Feb 2007, 23:30
- Forum: Camping & Travelling
- Topic: Kyham Motordome
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3400
- 16 Feb 2007, 09:05
- Forum: Camping & Travelling
- Topic: Removing a westy fridge & eber help
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1121
Is it an under slung eber? should be a D2l diesel or a B2l petrol. have you got a picture of the interior or a discription of it. ie colour and type........ Are you going to dubfreeze, if its the same westy interior as mine (beige and brown).I can show you how to remove the fridge and the eber........
- 16 Feb 2007, 09:01
- Forum: Camping & Travelling
- Topic: Removing a westy fridge & eber help
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1121
Have a look on the Brickyard, Westfalia forum. All the info is there, I`ve posted the exploded diagrams for the Eber, and there is a full colour picture explanation for the fridge removal and service, also manual for the Westy Joker to download :) cheers fella, it was me who asked on the brickyard ...
- 08 Feb 2007, 17:54
- Forum: Camping & Travelling
- Topic: Removing a westy fridge & eber help
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1121
Removing a westy fridge & eber help
anyone here done it? took my bus today to have the fridge and eber serviced.....however they werent sure how to get the fridge out without dismantling half the bus :lol: so i just wondered if there is an easy way to get it to come out? its an electrolux rm184 Also, is there a manual anywhere for ebe...