If some of you are kepping up with my build thread you will see that I am currently in the process of rebuild another 7mgte. Well I havent posted any updates on that build since I have been on 12 hour shifts for a few days and really havent felt like getting on the computer when I get back from work so that I can post up pictures on my build.
I recently redone the head of the motor. By redoing it I mean cleaning it up good new valve seals cleaning olot of the carbon out of the ports. So I have but the head back on the block tourqued it and last night was getting ready to start doing the exhaust studs and low and behold I got a gut feeling to do another thing before i started that. And this is one of those times that I have actually followed my gut feeling and did it.
The water line on the back of the head was looking rough and there was a bur on it. so I went out to my shed and sourced a decent looking one off of one of the 4 heads that I have back there and when I came back in to pop that one off low and behold she twisted right off and left the thread portion in the head.
So has anybody on here had this happen to you and if so how did you remove it. I tried taking it out with a screwdriver and a hammer. will not budge, I have even heated it up and tried to take it out. and I figured if it is this much of an issue like that what are the odds of a set of easy outs are going to take it out.
And I really do not want to go backwards on the maintenance that I have already put into the motor. That is another headgasket that I am going to have to wait on and then I need to order another set of valve seals and that will take at least 2 weeks for me to get ahold of so if there is anybody out there that can offer some advice I would greatly appreciate it.
While I am at work today I am going to make me a holder that I made last night and fill it with dry ice then I am going to heat up the head again and drop the dry in the center and see if I can get that to work. I have acces to a machine here that we use to make our own dry ice when we are building up the bearing areas here on the fighter craft so I was thinking that it is kind of the same concept just a little twisting involved instead of trying to mate a surface up.
Was brought to my attention but I thought that i would edit and inform you all that read this I am talking about the banjo bolt that is on the back for the coolant line to connect to. Sorry for any miscommunication that I may have brought on.
I recently redone the head of the motor. By redoing it I mean cleaning it up good new valve seals cleaning olot of the carbon out of the ports. So I have but the head back on the block tourqued it and last night was getting ready to start doing the exhaust studs and low and behold I got a gut feeling to do another thing before i started that. And this is one of those times that I have actually followed my gut feeling and did it.
The water line on the back of the head was looking rough and there was a bur on it. so I went out to my shed and sourced a decent looking one off of one of the 4 heads that I have back there and when I came back in to pop that one off low and behold she twisted right off and left the thread portion in the head.
So has anybody on here had this happen to you and if so how did you remove it. I tried taking it out with a screwdriver and a hammer. will not budge, I have even heated it up and tried to take it out. and I figured if it is this much of an issue like that what are the odds of a set of easy outs are going to take it out.
And I really do not want to go backwards on the maintenance that I have already put into the motor. That is another headgasket that I am going to have to wait on and then I need to order another set of valve seals and that will take at least 2 weeks for me to get ahold of so if there is anybody out there that can offer some advice I would greatly appreciate it.
While I am at work today I am going to make me a holder that I made last night and fill it with dry ice then I am going to heat up the head again and drop the dry in the center and see if I can get that to work. I have acces to a machine here that we use to make our own dry ice when we are building up the bearing areas here on the fighter craft so I was thinking that it is kind of the same concept just a little twisting involved instead of trying to mate a surface up.
Was brought to my attention but I thought that i would edit and inform you all that read this I am talking about the banjo bolt that is on the back for the coolant line to connect to. Sorry for any miscommunication that I may have brought on.
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