Installed Accufab plenum..broke a bolt screwed up :)
since the trickflow was a whistling, poorly cut piece of junk, i put an accufab on it, and i am happy to report..no whistle.
However.. the EGR bolt, on the right was real hard to get in, kept cross threading, but i finally got it in..but when i was putting in the IAC bolt..one of them broke off, and theres bareley any stud sticking out. As a result, i know have a vaccum leak; the engine rev hangs, right now ive got it on with out a gasket, because it seals up tighter like this..the car idles fine now, just rev hangs, i figure because theres no gasket.What should i do?
However.. the EGR bolt, on the right was real hard to get in, kept cross threading, but i finally got it in..but when i was putting in the IAC bolt..one of them broke off, and theres bareley any stud sticking out. As a result, i know have a vaccum leak; the engine rev hangs, right now ive got it on with out a gasket, because it seals up tighter like this..the car idles fine now, just rev hangs, i figure because theres no gasket.What should i do?
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since the trickflow was a whistling, poorly cut piece of junk, i put an accufab on it, and i am happy to report..no whistle.
However.. the EGR bolt, on the right was real hard to get in, kept cross threading, but i finally got it in..but when i was putting in the IAC bolt..one of them broke off, and theres bareley any stud sticking out. As a result, i know have a vaccum leak; the engine rev hangs, right now ive got it on with out a gasket, because it seals up tighter like this..the car idles fine now, just rev hangs, i figure because theres no gasket.What should i do?
since the trickflow was a whistling, poorly cut piece of junk, i put an accufab on it, and i am happy to report..no whistle.
However.. the EGR bolt, on the right was real hard to get in, kept cross threading, but i finally got it in..but when i was putting in the IAC bolt..one of them broke off, and theres bareley any stud sticking out. As a result, i know have a vaccum leak; the engine rev hangs, right now ive got it on with out a gasket, because it seals up tighter like this..the car idles fine now, just rev hangs, i figure because theres no gasket.What should i do?
I've had this happen to me. If you don't feel like buying the $40 part at autozone, put the gasket back on and put gasket maker around the end that the bolt broke on, tighten the otherside down and let it sit for a lil. Its a ghetto rig but it'll hold.
You might try an easy-out drill bit. Be carefull not to get any metal in the intake, and don't break the easy-out off in the stud. I did that once and spent hours trying to drill that out.
And about the broken bolt, try a vise grip if you can't get it out doing that your going to have to drill into it with very smal drill bit, then use a extractor bolt while applying a lot of preassure and slowly drilling the bolt out.
stangs eat rice, what is the 40 dollar part your talking about?
But that is a very good idea you've got there, just rub some gasket maker on the part with the broken stud still in it?
I cant fit a vice on it
But that is a very good idea you've got there, just rub some gasket maker on the part with the broken stud still in it?
I cant fit a vice on it
umm... weld it??? sounds like a bad idea in the makings... i hope your joking... drill it out and get a new bolt... try getting a small screw driver in there and hit it counter clockwise with a hammer... that is how i got a bolt out one time


