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Old 09-10-2009   #7
slowbubblecar
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Re: Anyone else ever get the compressor tester hose stuck in their cyl head

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Originally Posted by Pushit2.0 View Post
A little less cow bell next time you thread the hose into the head, the threads do most of the sealing and the o-ring takes care of the rest. It sounds like the hose is turning but the threaded part is not. So pull really hard and turn or pull hard enough to pull the hose off the threaded part, then use a needle noise vice grip to pull the fitting out of the head.

~John
That is what I was thinking also. I never tried to get it really tight on my car due to the possibility of not getting it out.
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