William,
I'm guessing Bug Juice would be juice made from bugs. No? Do I get the two points?
Brian Baylis La Mesa, CA
>
> In grade school, they show how teeth are corroded by soda on eggs. As a
> matter of point, Coke (regular at the time, before new coke, old coke,
> classic coke, clear coke, etc) worked better than pepsi at corroding egg
> shells. Talk about fear factor.
>
> Beyond that, anything with tons of Vitamen C and no sugar would in theory
> work better. Vitaman C is acidic. Works wonder on brass and shiny stuff.
> But coke would work better due to it's "fizz" lifting things out.
>
> I would be hesitant to poor anything in a frame due to corrosion issues,
> unless you could be sure to clear it out. You can save money on free up
> lubricants by using coke, but you'll need some sort of preservative to
> prevent future problems. Sort of throwing the baby out with the bath water,
> in my humble, not to experienced opinion.
>
> I'm a bit of a hack on many things, but I would say find a long metal rod of
> good thickness, and the apropriate sized BFG should solve the problem.
> Measure twice. Line up correctly, and there you go. No chemicals, no fuss.
>
> R/
> William "Bug Juice" Karstens
> San Diego, CA
>
> (two points to anyone who know what "bug juice" is)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Martin [mailto:tom@wilsonbike.com]
> Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 9:19 AM
> To: OROBOYZ@aol.com; Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: Re: [CR]Fwd: frozen extension
>
> and we DRINK this stuff?????
>
> BTW, what kind of extension is stuck in the steerer?
>
> Tom Martin
> Oakland CA
>
> hopelessly off topic but I couldn't resist.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <OROBOYZ@aol.com>
> To: <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 9:00 PM
> Subject: [CR]Fwd: frozen extension
>
> > Jimmy Thompsen (who has a fabulous Hetchins collection) has asked me to
> > forward this...
> >
> >
> > << ......about the man who cannot get his extension out of the steering
> tube,
> > tell him to turn his frame upside down and pour PEPSI COLA down the
> steering
> > tube and let it soak for about an hour.... it should help free any
> corrosion
> > and allow the parts to separate.
> >
> > Good Luck
> > Jimmy.T. >>
> >
> >
> >
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