Recent content by luckyj

SUCCESS!!!! Got the cover to release.....this is what did it: PumpMD: "I would use a hammer on the side of well pipe casing where the threads would be, to help with breaking up the rust in the threads, so you can turn it possibly." I continued to spray it each day with PB Buster and then...

That's not water....it' actually the PB Buster which I had sprayed again and let sit there...I dried up excess a while after photo was taken. I'm actually keeping it covered so no rain/water gets to it and will continue to spray it for a few days. If no success maybe I'll try the Coke idea...

Thanks for the quick replies guys......yeah, my last resort was to cut the downpipe right below the coupling but I was trying to avoid that. Gonna try a torch first around outside edge...I also like the come along idea with pipe wrench....that may work out if not I guess I'll have to cut and...

Hi, I've been trying to get the cover of an old well head removed....so far it has proven impossible. I assume that the cover is threaded into the downpipe. There are no bolts, set screws, etc, and everything is solid cast iron. This well setup is probably 50 years old and hasn't been opened...