Posted Sun Jan 27, 2013, 8:32am Subject: Refurbing Europiccola
Hi all, Just getting ready to pull the boiler off the 78-79 Europicolla I'm refurbishing. Gonna try an oil filter wrench. wish me luck. I believe I have everything for the task, all gaskets, food grade lube, citric acid etc. etc. trying to decide what to do about the boiler. It's the brass/copper and the coppers got a couple pretty bad spots on the boiler. Considering wire wheeling it all off and painting with high temp paint. Has anyone heard of or done this? or maybe I'll just polish it up best I can and go with it. I've been wanting to play around with a lever machine for some time, looking forward to it! Ron
Posted Sun Jan 27, 2013, 8:52am Subject: Re: Refurbing Europiccola
CoffeeRon Said:
Hi all, Just getting ready to pull the boiler off the 78-79 Europicolla I'm refurbishing. Gonna try an oil filter wrench. wish me luck. I believe I have everything for the task, all gaskets, food grade lube, citric acid etc. etc. trying to decide what to do about the boiler. It's the brass/copper and the coppers got a couple pretty bad spots on the boiler. Considering wire wheeling it all off and painting with high temp paint. Has anyone heard of or done this? or maybe I'll just polish it up best I can and go with it. I've been wanting to play around with a lever machine for some time, looking forward to it! Ron
Careful you don't twist the boiler with the wrench if it is really stuck in there.
Len
"Coffee leads men to trifle away their time, scald their chops, and spend their money, all for a little base, black, thick, nasty, bitter, stinking nauseous puddle water." ~The Women's Petition Against Coffee, 1674
Posted Sun Jan 27, 2013, 9:27am Subject: Re: Refurbing Europiccola
Thanks Len. I've now given up on the oil wrench. looks like I'll be making something at work with pins to match the indents in the element. The grouphead is comming along nicely at least.
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