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"Now, to put a water-cooled engine in the rear and to have a radiator in the front, that's not very intelligent."
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"Now, to put a water-cooled engine in the rear and to have a radiator in the front, that's not very intelligent."
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It looks like he is tightening it? Or is it flipped?



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I give up, what’s the trick?

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^^^ Not a bad idea. I’ve either used the hot patch method or added deadwood, then the drywall.

The start of a repair I did yesterday.


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^^^ Nice!
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"Now, to put a water-cooled engine in the rear and to have a radiator in the front, that's not very intelligent."
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I give up, what’s the trick?
I was thinking the vice grips would squeeze the flare wrench jaws, giving it a tighter grip on the soft material nut.
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I never heard this before...Cool.

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I was thinking the vice grips would squeeze the flare wrench jaws, giving it a tighter grip on the soft material nut.
You get double the leverage by using both hands to turn the bolt.

I mean nut.

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