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<p>[QUOTE="AModelCat, post: 12204651, member: 167097"]I haven't had a turbo or manifold yet on a piece of heavy equipment that I couldn't get off using a ratchet or a wrench. Hell I pulled the manifold off my 40 year old 3406 that sat in a field for 10 years with no heat, no penetrating oil and basic hand tools.</p><p><br /></p><p>Penetrating oil is a fallacy IMO. Never had any luck with it. Only thing it kinda helps with is lubricating any exposed thread. Even then a quick buffing with a wire wheel on a die grinder usually achieves the same result.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="AModelCat, post: 12204651, member: 167097"]I haven't had a turbo or manifold yet on a piece of heavy equipment that I couldn't get off using a ratchet or a wrench. Hell I pulled the manifold off my 40 year old 3406 that sat in a field for 10 years with no heat, no penetrating oil and basic hand tools. Penetrating oil is a fallacy IMO. Never had any luck with it. Only thing it kinda helps with is lubricating any exposed thread. Even then a quick buffing with a wire wheel on a die grinder usually achieves the same result.[/QUOTE]
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