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US1 Fountain 02-29-2004 06:37 PM

How did you end up getting the head bolts off?

Strip Poker 388 02-29-2004 08:28 PM

die grinder,the slow way.:( ended up only 2 had to be cut off

Andy 02-29-2004 08:52 PM

Only way... Cutting torch... Heads are cast, bolts are carbon steel. Make sure you chisle or smack the hell out of the rust, it wont cut and will pop like popcorn. After you pry the heads over the bolts(what ever is left) use a stud extractor or pipe wrench and lots of heat if necessary to get the studs out. If real small I have MIG a nut onto the existing stud and used a socket to extract!!! good fricken luck... Andy...P.S. much beer is needed!

Andy 02-29-2004 08:59 PM

Strip Poker: Nice work in Uncensored

Kanookstr 03-01-2004 11:22 AM

Cool, Congrats. It looked like a goner in the first pics. Tell your buddy that simple green works good for cleaning that bilge. Let it soak full strength over night, and it should hose off.:p

nwimbush 06-02-2008 10:05 PM

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Congrats, yes, but maybe a look at the wiring might - dare I say it? - PREVENT - that corrosion from recurring. A $15 Merc continuity kit and decent battery cables/clean connections go a long way in anti-corrosion....:cool-smiley-011:

BTW - here's Johnny!:p

tunertech 06-02-2008 11:04 PM

C4:cool-smiley-026:


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