Gunner wrote:
On Sun, 14 Aug 2005 07:47:17 -0400, Bob Engelhardt
wrote:

Ignoramus29516 wrote:
... open up the inspection hole? I tried
doing it today and it just would not budge. I could make some
makeshift tool, ...

I did that once. I made a clamp-on "wrench", with a long handle made of
1" Sch 40 pipe. When the pipe bent (!), I said "Screw it". Bob


Chuckle...I tried that with my old tank last year. I put a 24" pipe
wrench on the plug, and stuck a 8' chunk of Range One tubing on the
wrench as a snip, knowing it was gonna be tight.

Im 6' 2" talk, 210lbs and there I was, dangling from the end of that
snipe, bouncing up and down as hard as I could. Nada. Nothing.

I said screw it, too. G

Gunner

Years ago when I was a kid working in my dad's shop, the CA state guy
came around to inspect the compressor tank. The inspection hole was 2"
pipe I think.. He had a wrench that was flame cut from 3/4 plate with a
square hole to fit the plug, about 12-14" long with a hammering face on
the other end.. When that didn't budge it he had me fire up the torch
and warm up the boss that the plug screwed in to.. a few whaps and the
plug was out..