Need some suggestions (or at least commiseration) on a problem.
When I put the engine back in a couple weekends ago, my helpful friend noticed
that one of the manifold studs was a bit low on thread. There was enough to
work, especially considering that the others were all in good shape, but it
was a bit lacking in thread out near the end. Anyway, he grabbed it with a
pair of vice grips in an effort to remove it while my back was turned. He did
not remove it, but he succeeded in rendering the stud completely useless byt
stripping half the remaining threads.
Since then, I have sprayed Kroil and/or Busty on the stud virtually every
day. Have also tried gripping it with every Vice-Grip and every other toothed
plier I own. I also tapped it on the end rather smartly with a hammer.
Yesterday I resorted to the torch. (I had avoided this because of the nice new
paint job on the engine) Heating it up made no difference either. The stud is
now mostly sans thread and looking rather sad.
Suggestions? Should I get my neighbor to come over and weld a T-handle onto
the end for leverage or is that likely to just twist it off in the head?
David Booker
'71 Midget unfortunately still not back together
Long Island
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