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...Here's how to get that Broken piece out!
It is NOT Pressed in, it slips in. Do NOT use an 'Easy-Out'!! You'll just swag it in, Tighter!

Get Yourself a piece of welding rod or Thick Copper wire; aprox, 1/16 Inch, No larger; so you can bend a (180 Degree)Hook on the end with a Radius Small enough to slide Down Inside!(That portion of the Tube goes into the Block 6 to 8 Inches. And Be Very Cautious You Don't Push the 'Tube' Farther into the Block)(Bend a 'T' Handle on the other end, of the wire To Grab, so if it slips out of Your Hand, It doesn't drob down inside the Engine and Compound Your Problem!) You want to 'Hook' the Inside/Bottom LIP of the tube...Wiggle it Slightly, left, right, forward, aft. Give the Wire Short-Stout 'Yanks' as You Pull STRIGHT-UP! It should come out provided some Machinist didn't 'Crimp' it on the inside. You only need to bring the tube Out far enough to grab it with Vise-Grips! WD-40 Always Helps!!

For those with a Oil Leak there, at the tube and Block...The next time You Remove the Tube Be sure to Slide a 3/8" Neoprene Rubber 'O' Ring onto it, at that Point, before You Reinstall it!

It worked for Me!...

Good-Luck!
Last edited by marlinjack
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