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Rufus Laggren wrote:
> I've had *diesel* fills stick firmly closed. Sometimes it helps to put
> grease on both threads when re-installing the cover.
>
> Make sure your key is a good one, not rounded over, strong. Get a 2-3'
> piece of pipe (copper?) that fits closely over the handle of the key.
> After determining which orientation of key/fill-cover give the best
> swing, have somebody heavy stand on the key (on the fill) while somebody
> else cranks on the "cheater" pipe which you have slid over the handle of
> the key to extend it.
>
> If no luck: A 1/4-3/8" cold chisel and hammer, applied at an angle
> around the outside of the fill cover (angled toward the OPEN direction)
> sometimes works.
>
> If no luck2: Drill two 1/4" holes in the fill cover, install 2 long
> 1/4" bolts and *really* go at it with a large pair of vice grips on
> anything else you can attach to the standing ends of the bolts. Replace
> fill cover and grease before installing.
>
> Good luck. Rufus
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...I've found that a varnish forms around the seal of the threaded
diesel fill hole. I used a bit of turpentine on a rag to remove it.
Fortunately, the fill cover was not too hard to remove.
Good ideas above Rufus.
Larry DeMers
s/v DeLaMer
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