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Old Aug 22, 2008 | 11:15 PM
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I'm in the same boat dude. Honestly, you can drive with it how it is for awhile. Just check the oil and make sure it isn't leaking/spraying all over inside the hood. Until winter comes, you should be ok doing this.


But for fixing it, you will have to drill the broken acorn stud piece out of the head.
 
Old Aug 26, 2008 | 01:11 PM
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I snapped two of mine off when I did the motor swap a couple of months ago. If/when you take the valve cover back off, you should just be able to grab what's left of the stud and screw it out. If you're not going to take it back off then you'll want to get an easy out. You drill a small hole in it, tap the easy out into the hole you drilled and then spin it out that way. It's actually an easy fix.
 
Old Aug 30, 2008 | 06:17 AM
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you gotta use a drill to make a small hole in the bolt then use a easy-out bit to take it out,sears hase them
 
Old May 15, 2013 | 10:22 PM
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Originally Posted by pshepard8
I snapped two of mine off when I did the motor swap a couple of months ago. If/when you take the valve cover back off, you should just be able to grab what's left of the stud and screw it out. If you're not going to take it back off then you'll want to get an easy out. You drill a small hole in it, tap the easy out into the hole you drilled and then spin it out that way. It's actually an easy fix.
what is the bolt called i need a new one snapped off to????
HELP??? PLS
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Old May 16, 2013 | 05:25 PM
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Can you get the old one out? Then we are going to need to know which one broke.
 
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