HG Questions

Febo · 09-26-2006

AND GET MY DARN CAR RUNNING!!!!!

P.S. Just pull the intake mani and port it

Just one more mod for the lil beast.

Gravy · 09-26-2006

It couldn't hurt, but i'm low on finances due to illness over the past week and a half, and i'll get only 3/4 my normal pay for the next pay check. So, it will be a little before i can do much more.

I got all the head bolts lose today but one... which i luckly managed to strip the hex head on. So, i get to remove it by Vice-Grip tomorow and finish the headgasket i hope.

I'll look into this tomorow, but i took some meds and won't find out any time soon. What's involved in taking the lower cover off? By looking at it i got 4 screws out and i'm not sure if i have to remove the alt belt and PS belt with it.

P.S. You won't be home for a month, i'll be driving hte car before then... relax dude. I have everything i need right now, just need to be healthy and able to work long enough without coughing.

Gravy · 09-28-2006

Ok, new questions, i got all the head bolts out but one, which i stripped the hex head on the bolt. What is the best way to fix this, or get it out?

If anyone is interested i'd be willing to throw in a case of beer(your pick on brand) if you get it out. I don't care if it only takes you 10 seconds, the case is still yours.

I've got 2 ideas from people at work, and i'm not liking either. First one is from someone who worked on DSM's in the past. He said to just drill down in the bolt and use an extractor to get it out. Best idea, but not looking forward to it. The other, was to get a large drill bit and drill the top section of the bolt off and pull the head, then take a vice grip and remove the bolt by just unscrewing the section of the stud.

The offer on the beer still stands. Will be a few days before i'll be home, so i'll check back here in a while.

tim · 09-29-2006

If it is stripped beyond the point of no return then grind off the head of the bolt and pull the head. Hopefully after that you can grip the rest of the bolt with a vice grip and use the blue wrench to set it free.