Shit...broken manifold stud

[amalventano at sc.rr.com (Allyn)]

i agree with larry here.

i think the whole wax thing - to melt the wax on the head, you would have to 
get the head hot enough to melt the wax, which would also probably be hot 
enough to break the frozen stud.

...in other words, just get the head hot, dont worry about the wax. the 
aluminum expands at a better rate than the steel, so the stud will loosten 
up when everything is hot.

note: if using a torch, heat the head *around* the stud. avoid the stud. you 
want the stud cold. i would put ice on it actually. ideally i would cook the 
sucker at 200-300 in the oven and then hit the stud with ice, then try to 
remove.

Al

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Fry" <rocco16@sbcglobal.net>
To: <fahrvegnugen@cox.net>; <SequoiaGLX@twcny.rr.com>; "Bryan Rankin" 
<d_x20@hotmail.com>
Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 10:12 PM
Subject: Re: Re: Shit...broken manifold stud


> Guarantee that WON'T work...the wax will just sit on the surface and
> solidify...immediately.
>
> Larry
>
>
>> > I have read on ford-trucks.com where someone likes to heat the part a
> little and then light a candle and drip candle wax on it.  Apparently the
> wax follows the threads in also and loosens things right up.  Those guys
> should know, they keep their trucks for 400k miles sometimes.
>
>
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