Great write up and helpful to avoid the pitfall of breaking a GP off during this process. Time, Lube, lube and more lube, block heater and patience makes a world of difference.

There's an ongoing thread over on BW of a fellow OM606 owner that is in the midst of going through a broken or stuck GP issue. Hopefully it will have a happy ending, but he's got the head off because of it.

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