Re: Oil Cooler Structural Failure
Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2018 8:24 pm
NWade wrote: Was curious if anyone had a different idea that was faster than waiting for the part to ship; but I guess I'll have to wait.
--Noel
I've removed my plunger once by taking a 1/2 inch wooden dowel, cutting out a notch in the tip of it with my band saw, then inserting a little wooden wedge into the new notch, as in this photo:
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The dowel is just a little bit smaller than the inside diameter of the plunger, but when I tapped the other end of the dowel with a mallet, it pushed the wedge into the notch and expanded the dowel within the plunger, giving me a solid grip on the plunger, which I then removed.
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Some version of this might work for you while you wait for the removal tool. I'm also still having high oil pressure (80+ psi) issues in my Turbo Aerovee and will be performing this procedure once again soon, in the search for a smoking gun.