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<blockquote data-quote="Texas John" data-source="post: 120907" data-attributes="member: 3367"><p>Mercurycrest - thanks for your post which gave me the idea on how o free them up. I managed to get the petcocks out of my '48 Rapide this weekend. I soaked them in lacquer thinner for an hour, still did not want to turn. Tapped the spring side of the valve a couple of times with a plastic mallet and each one came loose and now they turn fairly nicely. I will disassemble and thoroughly clean them and then lube them with EZ Turn Fuel Lube when it arrives (suggestion from davidd (David Dunfey)) in another post. I could have used that stuff when rebuilding the fuel valve on my Model A Ford! Seems the stuff is popular with the antique car people, too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Texas John, post: 120907, member: 3367"] Mercurycrest - thanks for your post which gave me the idea on how o free them up. I managed to get the petcocks out of my '48 Rapide this weekend. I soaked them in lacquer thinner for an hour, still did not want to turn. Tapped the spring side of the valve a couple of times with a plastic mallet and each one came loose and now they turn fairly nicely. I will disassemble and thoroughly clean them and then lube them with EZ Turn Fuel Lube when it arrives (suggestion from davidd (David Dunfey)) in another post. I could have used that stuff when rebuilding the fuel valve on my Model A Ford! Seems the stuff is popular with the antique car people, too. [/QUOTE]
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