1slowfbody

long story short my torque wrench is a piece of **** and i broke #10 intake manifold bolt in the head. if i can't get it out, can i run it for a while with one broken bolt? i know i'll have a vacuum leak, but i was curious if anyone else has just run it till they put different heads on.

Gordon0652

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It might not be much of a leak. Try an easy out!

71ANTICARB

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I would pull the intake off and try work the bolt out with a pick. Once the bolt breaks the tension is taken off the threads and you can usually turn them out though it may take awhile.

The Alchemist

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I did that when I installed my FAST the first time. Actually, I did it twice. Each time, in succession, I was able to remove the intake and remove the bolt by hand pretty easily. I quickly learned how to do 1/8 turns on each bolt and it took about 10 passes to get it fully seated and tight.

1slowfbody

tomorrow i'll pull the intake and tonight i'll be praying that i can get the bolt out, i ordered new bolts today for the manifold

Apex8

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my friend just did this yesterday :/

1slowfbody

pulled the intake up and whoops the bolts broke off far down into the hole, i'll see how it runs with 9 bolts holding it in place.

btw mods could you move this into Generation III External Engine please

Apex8

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Ehh it's good use some jb weld!!

Lol just drill it an use a easy out.

1slowfbody

not too much of a leak lol it only idles at 1600 when cold and until i drive it around the lowest it'll go is 850-900, it'd be great if i had a cam i could drive it and not worry about the idle being way to low for the cam the bolt is in the head so i'm gonna have a buddy look at it and see if we can get it out with the head still in the car, if not i'll be throwing on some other heads with a LS6 cam

1slowfbody

and anytime the mods wanna move this thread into the gen III section would be nice . . . unless you wanna give me mod powers so i can get it done in less than 6 days lol