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Re: Broken Vent Tube Bolt Repaired
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Pheeeeew. You had me on the edge of my seat
I always like a Happy Ending.Comment
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Congrats on your success and I .....
enjoyed reading your story. Thanks for taking the time to share. Many times advise is given on this board but we don't hear back as to the outcome.
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Re: Congrats on your success and I .....
I had the identical issue about 3 years ago on a newly-rebuilt, newly-installed 62 fuelie engine. Much chagrin through the entire process--much joy and satisfaction at the victorious end!!!!!!!!Comment
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"I just love it when a plan comes together!". *NM*
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Re: Broken Vent Tube Bolt Repaired
I wish I would have seen your initial post, I would have not recommended using an easy out. I hate them things. I have broken so many of them off it makes me sick. You can't drill around them either so you end up killing the threads trying to get them out. I like the hot wax method and the reverse drill bit method and the weld a nut onto it method and the grab it with vise grips if you can method and the grind a screw driver slot into it method and the drill a small hole all the way through it and inject it with penetration fluid. And above all else I use heat. You can't beat heat. It will greatly aid in moving penetration fluid around a bolt. Use enough heat and it will liquify the rust away. Glad you got it done. If you ever pull the engine, you can put an insert in there and never know it was repaired. TerryComment
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Re: Just like hitting the lotto ain't it Kirk
Even though on the grand scheme of things your "issue" may not have been huge, it's those little successes that give you the mechanical courage to go after those larger challenges.
Finessing broken off of severely corroded connectors without a doubt can be the most frustrating issues you will face.
It's right up there with chasing vacuum and electrical gremlins.
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Re: Just like hitting the lotto ain't it Kirk
Thanks everyone for the support. I think sometimes people forget not everyone is as mechanically proficient or has been around engines/cars their whole life. So, for me at least, it is definitely baby steps as I get the courage to work on the bigger projects. Now, I'm going to tackle replacing the alternator with a correctly numbered unit - scarey for me, but here I go!Comment
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you go girl....put your foot up on the bumper,
beat your chest and holler like Tarzan...
that'll teach those gremlins to stay away from your car
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Re: I'll tell you what Kirk
The best investment I made for my project was a cheap digital camera.
I took shots of anything and everything that had either multiple connections or multiple sequences that might easily get me turned around.
Unless your into detailed notes and sketches these cameras have really come down in price.
A quick story ......... well quick for me.
When I took my 68 apart, I had a small spiral note book that I used for everything I took apart. I either sketched or noted every component, sketched connections, wire colors and even noted bolt head markings if they had them.
About a month after I had the car completely disassembled, my brand new extra large can of Kroil fell off a shelf and landed on the nozzel jambing it open dumping it's entire contents on guess what?.......yup.
Evey page was oil soaked and all of my pencil sketches next went to invisible.
Out of fifty pages of notes, only the center of one page was ledgeble.
Two months of detail gone. I cried like a baby too, but for a different reason Kirk.
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