[DeTomaso] EFI fuel line attachment through the gas tank drainplug suggestions?

[Will Demelo]

The best penetrating oil is 5/50 acetone and  ATF. It works wonders.
Will

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From: "Ken Green" <kenn_green at yahoo.com>
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 12:46 AM
To: <detomaso at realbig.com>; "Asa Jay Laughton" <asajay at asajay.com>
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] EFI fuel line attachment through the gas tank 
drainplug suggestions?

> I got it out with a 1/2 inch breaker bar.  The tank is out and I was able 
> to get good leverage.  I don't see any damage to the tank, but I think Asa 
> has a good point, some penetrating oil would have been a good thing.
>
> Ken
>
> --- On Sun, 3/28/10, Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com> wrote:
>
>
> From: Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com>
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] EFI fuel line attachment through the gas tank 
> drain plug suggestions?
> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Date: Sunday, March 28, 2010, 8:19 PM
>
>
> Just use some good penetrating oil, let it sit for a day, spritz it
> again, let it sit, repeat for a couple of days and then gently try to
> unscrew it.
>
> Asa Jya
>
> Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
> &  Shelley Marie
> Spokane, WA
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>
> On 3/28/2010 7:53 PM, boyd casey wrote:
>> I can't even remove the plug from my fuel tank. I have heard of them 
>> tearing
>> out the bottom of the tank when using to much torque to remove a frozen
>> plug. I am planning on replacing my tank with a fuel cell once I have a
>> reason to pull my engine.
>> Boyd
>> On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 11:28 AM, Julian 
>> Kift<julian_kift at hotmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Yes earlier tanks are M22x1.5 drain plug and others that have drawn fuel
>>> from the bottom of the tank have used a M22 to AN fiitting. I did 
>>> similar on
>>> my radiator for an aftermarket temp sensor and found a M22 to npt 
>>> reducer.
>>>   Parker Hydraulics fitting # 10M22C80MXS or
>>> http://www.summersrubber.com/pdf/224.pdf for metric to npt bushings.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Julian
>>>
>>>
>>>> Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 11:30:48 +0200
>>>> From: Thomas.Tornblom at hax.se
>>>> To: kenn_green at yahoo.com
>>>> CC: detomaso at realbig.com
>>>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] EFI fuel line attachment through the gas tank
>>>>
>>> drain plug suggestions?
>>>   >
>>>
>>>> Ken Green skrev:
>>>>
>>>>> The tank is out, I would appreciate suggestions from anyone who has
>>>>>
>>> done this.
>>>
>>>> Here's a photo of my setup:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.detomaso.nu/~thomast/efi/pump2.jpeg
>>>>
>>>> This is a late aluminum tank, with an M16x1.5 thread. earlier tanks
>>>> appears to have had M22x1.5.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>> Ken
>>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Thomas
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