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From: Larry Hoy <larryhoy@Prodigy.Net>
To: 'Brian Reynolds' <reynolds@ll.mit.edu>; 'Shop-Talk'
<shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 4:18 PM
Subject: RE: Plumbing question #1
>
>If your problem is as Brian has speculated, here's a suggestion. This
>is a plumber's trick. Stuff bread up the pipe to separate the water
>from the solder joint. After the soldering is done and the water is
>turned on, the bread will dissolve and your temporary dam will be washed
>down the drain.
The actually sell jelly-bean-shaped plugs for this purpose. After you are
done, run the torch in the area of the plug. The skin will break down in
the water and the whole thing will disolve and flow away. Works more
reliably than bread, I am told.
Phil Ethier Saint Paul Minnesota USA
1970 Lotus Europa, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1986 Suburban, 1962 Triumph TR4 CT2846L
LOON, MAC pethier@isd.net http://www.mnautox.com/
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