what shop could help me?

[ttocs]

As some of you know a while back a bolt broke that holds my lower intake on while trying to do a simple intake swap. The car has sat ever since(6 months now) collecting dust and making me sick as I have no clue what to do as I was over my head just swapping out the intake. My parents decided to help me fix her for my birthday but I don't even know if this is something a regular shop can do or if I need to go somewhere special. Is there a place that would be better at this then others preferably on the east side?

[WildBill]

As some of you know a while back a bolt broke that holds my lower intake on while trying to do a simple intake swap. The car has sat ever since(6 months now) collecting dust and making me sick as I have no clue what to do as I was over my head just swapping out the intake. My parents decided to help me fix her for my birthday but I don't even know if this is something a regular shop can do or if I need to go somewhere special. Is there a place that would be better at this then others preferably on the east side?

What car with what engine?

A bolt is pretty easy to get out with the right tools.

[88BlownGT]

Yeah I've done it myself with a bolt removal kit and just by drilling a small hole in the bolt and reversing it out of the threads.

[Jacostang]

He has been trying for a while... Take a shot of it for us if you can...

[ttocs]

94 gt with a 5.0

its more then just a broken bolt now. It was the #6 bolt in the lower intake that has the coolant passage below it. My mother was the original owner and at 110 miles last year the top end of the motor had never been cracked open. I decided to replace the upper and lower intake with a cobra intake and when I took that bolt out it snapped as it has rusted from the bottom of the coolant passage up. It was just a rusty mess where you really couldn't tell where the block began and the bolt ended. I tried 3 different types of back-out-bits but had no luck. John on here and I drilled it out and had it centered up fairly well when I snapped one of the back-out bits inside the bolt. We did some drilling it it to try and work it out but it broke at a sharp angle and is chewing up drill bits like paper. I don't know if it can be saved or if I need a new motor but it has been killing me to watch it collect dust in the garage.

So like I said, anyone know a shop on the east side that might be able to help me?

[IMSHAKN]

Damn. The fact that a bolt out snapped in there presents a bit of a problem. Before you guys went to the bolt outs did ya heat it up a bit with a torch? I take it there's no way to grab onto the bolt out? A picture might be helpful. I'm local and if it's something I can tackle I'll help ya out for free on this one. Hate to hear of a car just sitting.

[Stern90LX]

Replacing the head would be my recommendation. The time it takes to try and remove that bolt would be more than the time spent swapping the head.

I have a spare stock E7TE lying around collecting dust if you want it. Needs a cleaning but it's in great shape. All you'd need to buy is a new head gasket and head bolt kit(reusing factory head bolts isn't recommended). Drop me a PM if you want it.

[ttocs]

there was nothing to grab from the start. It rusted from the bottom up and snapped down inside fo the hole.

I was over my mechanical head doing the intake when this happened and will admit that with exception to the alternator I know diddly about motors. I thought this bolt went down into the block itself? It is all the way up front on the drivers side by the distributor hole?

[DVSRICK]

I would replace the head, head bolts(both sides) and head gaskets(both sides) while you have it apart right. While you have the heads off clean the hell out of them and make sure when you replace the bolts you torque them to the correct specs. (I use ARP bolts but for a stock 5.0 its not required)

http://www.boxwrench.net/specs/ford_289_302-5.0.htm

ARP Specs http://www.arp-bolts.com/Tech/TechTorque.html

I know its frustrating and you just want to get it fixed as fast and as cheap as possible. It would be best that since you the car is down to take your time and do it correct the first time so that way you don't have any future problems.

[ttocs]

its been frustrating for a long time now but I am in no hurry to get it running as I know that when it does get going my truck will go down. I am never going to put an old bolt back into the car again so new bolts all around is a must. The first thing you gotta do when you are in a hole you do not want to be in is stop digging, so I have no intention of doing this myself. I will probably go by the mustang shop this afternoon unless somebody has a better idea?

So, what head would you recomend and what else would be good to do when I am in this far?