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I normally don't share much on here, I'm really a better listener, but tonight I got off with only 2 strokes on my Wang Doodle! Maybe I should explain, with the help of a friend at work, and some scrap metal, we made the 'Wang Doodle Water Distribution Removal Tool'. After reading the horror stories of trying to retrieve this tube from the block, along with a disastrous attempt I saw on Youtube, I was prepared for the worst. A week ago I sprayed penetrating fluid down the water passages to help loosen any rust. Yesterday I tried removing the tube just by pulling on the aluminum piece (aka the Wang) just by hand, nothing. Today we made up the hammer slide portion (aka the Doodle) and I got 1 1/2' on the first pull. The remainder of the tube came out on the second pull. WAHOO!!?? Now I do have to be realistic about my success, as you can see in the picture the tube is in great shape! Yes, Walter Chrysler was smiling down on me today.

Today, after many days of trying, I finally removed both water distribution tubes from the 251 I'm rebuilding for my '51 Chrysler. That's right, both. Someone who came before me had jammed a newer water distribution tube inside the rotted remains of the original. The newer one came out after many failed attempts when I welded a piece of all thread to the end and made a puller with a couple PVC pipe fittings and a nut. Triumphant, I looked inside my now pristine block to find jagged rusty scraps of steel where there should have been a cozy spot for a new water distribution tube. To top it off, there were several distinct fragments, two of which were jammed all the way in the back of the block. After retrieving the two pieces that were closest to the front with a hooked wire and some swearing, I was stymied by the remaining pieces. Long story short, after a trip to the hardware store, some tool fabrication, and 6 hours of trying, I managed to get all the pieces out. The rearmost one actually had to come out the core plug hole in the back of the block, and the second to rear piece came out the rearmost core plug hole in the side of the block. If you think about how big a water distribution tube is compared to those holes, you can imagine how mangled they got. I also retreived a bunch of bits of wire that someone had broken off in a previous failed attempt. See pictures below. Maybe someone can benefit from seeing the tools I made. Despite the time and effort, it was better than drilling a hole in the back of the block for access.