[SEL] Head bolt is out

[Clint D]

Now, that sounds like my shop, what ever I need at any given time, I 
can't find it! No matter what it is when it comes to special tools!

Clint


cgandree at mchsi.com wrote:
> Yes Rob I do have a set of left handed bits but the car engine was at a 
> friends shop and when I went to look for them the other day couldn't locate 
> them (need to really inventory and clean my shop this winter) in time to help 
> with the drilling process........ Thanks for the info.
> Curt
>
>
> ----------------------  Original Message:  ---------------------
> From:    Rob Skinner <rskinner at rustyiron.com>
> To:      The SEL email discussion list <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
> Cc:      Old eng list <stationary-engine at oldengine.org>
> Subject: Re: [SEL] Head bolt is out
> Date:    Wed, 3 Oct 2007 04:30:17 +0000
>
>   
>> On Oct 2, 2007, at 3:02 AM, cgandree at mchsi.com wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> After all the really great suggestions of how to remove my stuck  
>>> head bolt I
>>> went with the weld the nut onto the remaining broken  
>>> stud...........well it
>>> did NOT work.  You would of thought it would of worked at least in  
>>> theory I
>>> did too but no go, just proceeded in breaking off more of what was  
>>> left of the
>>> broken stud.  Soooo I ended up grinding the stud smooth to surface and
>>> drilling the damn thing out.  Got lucky and it was cleaned out  
>>> right to the
>>> remaing threads in the block.  Ended up carefully picking the  
>>> remainder out
>>> and retapped the hole.  The only thing I could figure was that  
>>> after 55 years
>>> of that frozen bolt being partially submerged in the water coolent  
>>> jacket it
>>> had developed so much rust and debrie on the lower half of the  
>>> threaded bolt
>>> there was no way in hell it was going to come out even with excess  
>>> heat from
>>> the welding process.
>>> Now for final cleanup and the engine is ready for all the new  
>>> gaskets, both
>>> head and manifold and it will be back on the road again.
>>> A very big THANK YOU to all that helped.
>>> Curt
>>>       
>> Hi Curt,
>> Another weapon in your arsenal should be left hand drill bits. Buy a  
>> selection now so they'll be on hand the next time you're drilling out  
>> a screw.
>>
>> Rob
>>
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