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If no one has thought of it already - If they did why did they not tell me about it years ago !

As a spin off from the installation of the rear crank oil seal conversion, the tool I used ( a piece of bent coat hanger wire with the end flattened for 6 mm and bent through 90 degrees )for assembling the spring into the seal doubles up as a dash pot lifter when checking the carb settings. My fingers are a bit podgy and I find it difficult to get at those little buttons tucked away below the dash pots, so tried the bent coat hanger, worked a treat. As an added tweak it would be nice to punch a little depression into the flat section to locate on the slightly rounded end of the button.

Bob
 
Old spoke.
 
Old screw driver with a broken off tip.

Heat end with torch.

Hammer end flat for 1 inch.

Heat again and then bend end 90 degrees.

Viola ! A new special tool for lifting dash pots.

Also doubles as a seal installation tool.

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tahoe healey said:
Ed's idea will also allow you to get into tight screws.



How you do that TH, if it be bent 90 Degrees???---Keoke- /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/frown.gif
 
I use my forefinger.

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I use the next finger over for signaling other drivers on the freeway.
 
There you go then, a whole host of methods for overcoming the problem.

Not sure about the one fingered jesture though Healynut could get into a lot of trouble with the wrong guy !
 
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