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As for my title it has started to pour down raining hear and the bottom of the t-stat in the cavity was full of green slime crap my truck's previous owner is not on my good list. I called him and he only changed the coolant once the whole time he owned it. (It had 160,000 when i bought it) and the coolant was not rusty orange but it was obviously bad. going to drill out the rest of the bolt and re tap it. And changing plenum plate soon need the truck tommorrow. thanks for the help.
i wouldnt suggest trying to drill out the bolt with the intake still on. could cause alot of damage if done wrong. besides, im pretty sure theyre hardened bolts anyways.......
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once you pull the intake you should be able to get the rest of the bolt out pretty easily with a bolt out(bolt extractor)
i wouldnt suggest trying to drill out the bolt with the intake still on. could cause alot of damage if done wrong. besides, im pretty sure theyre hardened bolts anyways.......
i wouldnt suggest trying to drill out the bolt with the intake still on. could cause alot of damage if done wrong. besides, im pretty sure theyre hardened bolts anyways.......
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hold on.
if you have no obvious problems, then leave it as for now.
your intake gasket is locked in place with age, heat, dry rot, rust etc, and its not going anywhere. if/when you fix your plenum, or pull the heads,or water pump, or whenever you feel like it - do it when you have time.
if you have no obvious problems, then leave it as for now.
your intake gasket is locked in place with age, heat, dry rot, rust etc, and its not going anywhere. if/when you fix your plenum, or pull the heads,or water pump, or whenever you feel like it - do it when you have time.
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hold on.
if you have no obvious problems, then leave it as for now.
your intake gasket is locked in place with age, heat, dry rot, rust etc, and its not going anywhere. if/when you fix your plenum, or pull the heads,or water pump, or whenever you feel like it - do it when you have time.
if you have no obvious problems, then leave it as for now.
your intake gasket is locked in place with age, heat, dry rot, rust etc, and its not going anywhere. if/when you fix your plenum, or pull the heads,or water pump, or whenever you feel like it - do it when you have time.
