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JM 35 Sedan · 02-24-2016, 11:55 PM

Excellent news banjo! Having enough of that broken bolt left outside the block, and getting the right amount of heat into the cast iron surrounding that bolt were your two best bets for getting the rest of that bolt to come out. If that bolt had broken flush or subflush with the block surface it would have been time to go with mig welding a washer to the bolt and a nut to the washer trick, which is great, IF you just happened to have a Mig welder handy, and knew exactly how to use it in this perticular case. Another option would have been drilling it out in steps of increasing drill bit diameter until you reached the threads in the block. Anyway, it looks like you're on a roll to getting back on the road.

02-24-2016, 11:55 PM	#61
JM 35 Sedan Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Near Rising Sun, Maryland Posts: 10,858	Re: Hidden water pump bolt/ 8BA Excellent news banjo! Having enough of that broken bolt left outside the block, and getting the right amount of heat into the cast iron surrounding that bolt were your two best bets for getting the rest of that bolt to come out. If that bolt had broken flush or subflush with the block surface it would have been time to go with mig welding a washer to the bolt and a nut to the washer trick, which is great, IF you just happened to have a Mig welder handy, and knew exactly how to use it in this perticular case. Another option would have been drilling it out in steps of increasing drill bit diameter until you reached the threads in the block. Anyway, it looks like you're on a roll to getting back on the road. __________________ *John* *"Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts". Albert Einstein*