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Old 10-04-2008, 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by 2dieseljohn View Post
Funny you should bring that up- I did try. Used a 24" breaker-bar with 3' cheater-pipe and..not a budge!! After doing a search found a few tales of cracked blocks. So, no Block heater. Oh well...
Good move. I've broken my share of bolts, studs, etc and its funny that after I've done that a few times I begin to second guess myself with how much torque i'm applying and the potential results if to much is applied. Its one thing to break off a bolt, its quite another to crack a block.
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