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Post Wed Feb 05, 2014 8:34 pm

What's the deal with this, if I remove the pipe will the gas escape? Cheers.
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Post Wed Feb 05, 2014 8:51 pm

It will if there's any in there. Considered to be a most heinous crime these days.
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Post Wed Feb 05, 2014 8:59 pm

It's as good as full, is there no way of avoiding this?
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Post Wed Feb 05, 2014 9:05 pm

You suck it all out beforehand, using the correct equipment.
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Post Wed Feb 05, 2014 9:09 pm

Undo pipe untill hissing starts. Run. Come back later. Job jobbed
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Post Wed Feb 05, 2014 9:21 pm

I don't actually need to remove the compressor as such, I want to pull the engine out so I suppose I could remove it from it's bracket and tie it off some how ...
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Post Wed Feb 05, 2014 9:59 pm

Cloggy Saint wrote:I don't actually need to remove the compressor as such, I want to pull the engine out so I suppose I could remove it from it's bracket and tie it off some how ...
That's how everyone else does it!