just finished my cobra heads and intake swap. had it running great and then all of a sudden started pouring coolant out of the thermostat housing. i put a wrench on the top bolt and it was loose so i tighten it 1/4 turn and SNAP..
tried drilling it out and using an extractor set.. just made it worse
tried "safely" heating it up (again.. i stress its a brand new intake).. no budge
my friend wants me to bring him the intake so he can weld a nut to it and hopefully spin it out.
my question is do any of you guys got a better idea? i really dont wanna remove the intake but i will if i have to.
trade intakes with me, i got my broken waterbolts out that shit be no problem lol, it took 2 days of trying different things drilling heating and turning cm's at a time to get them out lol
-- Edited by jgt8229 on Friday 3rd of April 2009 06:49:40 PM
Its a shot in the dark but if you have enough of the bolt sticking out you could use a cut off wheel and cut a slot in the bolt and see if you can get it out with a good flat head screwdriver. Ive used that trick alot, sometimes it work and sometimes it doesnt.
Other than that I would go w welding the nut on. That usually works everytime!
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Welding a nut on works almost everytime I do it! just make sure you use a good hard nut, not one of those cheepo ones. The cheap ones dont seem to work as well! (they dont like that much heat)
I work at a salvage yard and i go through stupid shit like this all the time!
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Cold air, 75mm TB, Plenum, Plenum spacer, diablo sport preditor, UPR SS, 2" Springs, spec stage 1 clutch, spec aluminum flywheel, upr pro street upper and lower rear control arms, 4:10 gears, Mac 2.5 catback, poly motor/trans mounts.....
Try the welding idea first. If it doesn't work then a small ball shaped carbide bit in a die grinder will get it out. It is the only thing that will cut the broken off extractor. You will probably end up using a helicoil when done. If using a carbide ball bit you must pick up one smaller then 5/16 " in diameter and plunge it head on into the bolt and then the extractor
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337 C.I.D.
390 R.W.H.P.
362 R.W.T.Q
11.44@120 in the 1/4
7.35@ 95 in the 1/8
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337 C.I.D.
390 R.W.H.P.
362 R.W.T.Q
11.44@120 in the 1/4
7.35@ 95 in the 1/8
1.60-60'
N.A.
1988 L.X. Hatch 5.0L 5-Speed, 85,000 original miles
