<VV> Too Old to Learn?

[Ramon Rodriguez III]

Excellent tip, can't wait to try it out!  I've already got one of those
heat guns and yes, I have set things on fire with it.... it will melt vinyl
(like upholstery) in a matter of seconds on the high setting... definitely
need to use these with caution.

Ray R.

On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 8:29 PM, <hihal6 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I bought my first Corvair in 1960 and have owned at least one every year
> since then. One constant maintenance item has been the braking system. In
> my part of the US--(Ohio), use of rock salt on winter highways causes the
> brake line fittings to virtually weld together. More times than not, the
> fittings are mangled by wrenches and locking pliers or the line is twisted.
> Today, while taking a break from working on one of those stubborn fittings,
> I used a new approach------ I Googled the problem.
>
> Most forums repeated all the flawed methods I had tried over the years with
> the same weak results.
>
> One forum however; I believe it was the  Opel or Triumph, had a suggestion
> that the writer said never failed. HEAT works, he said. He said soldering
> irons don't provide enough heat and welding and propane torches are
> overkill and dangerous. He recommended an electric heat gun, normally used
> to remove paint. Specifically, a Wagner model which has two heat
> ranges.       I went to the local Wal-Mart today and bought one in the
> paint dept. for $23 bucks.
>
> Back home in the garage, I turned on and aimed my new toy (I mean't tool)
> at the connector which kept me occupied for 2 hours last night. In 3 or 4
> minutes smoking parts told me to try the wrenches. With only slight
> resistance, the threads released 43 years of solidarity.
>
> I highly recommend this tool for brake lines, but not so much for gas
> lines. A word of caution though. It is about the same size as a hair dryer
> and looks about the same. I believe this heat gun would set your hair on
> fire in no time.
>
> And so, I proved to myself for one more day at least, I am not too old to
> learn.
>
> Wade Halsey
>