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Tech Talk => Jet Pumps => Topic started by: stierney11 on June 13, 2013, 08:12:19 PM

Title: Can't get my intake out
Post by: stierney11 on June 13, 2013, 08:12:19 PM: Well I tore out my pump today and now I'm having a problem taking out the intake it has the white putty around it and tried a jack and didn't budge
Title: Re: Can't get my intake out
Post by: GreatLakes Jet on June 13, 2013, 08:23:00 PM: You have to warm it up with a little propane torch on the intake side witj the jack under it with alittle pressure

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Title: Re: Can't get my intake out
Post by: crewchief22 on June 13, 2013, 08:25:47 PM: A jack by itself will not even start to move a properly installed intake :screwy:

You need to start cutting through the epoxy with a cut off wheel, chip away at it with a chisel, and then with some heat try the jack after you start to get through the epoxy. It's a total pain in the ass and make you realize why shops get "so much money" for something so simple. ;)