Using a Torch on LT4 Intake?
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Launching!
Joined: Jul 2003
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From: Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Using a Torch on LT4 Intake? As I continue to battle trying to get this vacuum fitting plug out of the front of my intake that the previous shop put in, after trying to JB weld a nut onto it twice and that failing to get it to budge, I'm thinking the morons used red Loctite on this.
Looking over info on it, it appears it takes a lot of heat to break that down (500 degrees). I used my propane torch a little on it last night, but I don't really know how hot it got yet. But my question is if there's anything I should particularly worry about applying a torch right onto the intake. I could imagine some paint damage but at least that part is hidden by the throttle body and the thermostat.
Any thoughts on this?
Looking over info on it, it appears it takes a lot of heat to break that down (500 degrees). I used my propane torch a little on it last night, but I don't really know how hot it got yet. But my question is if there's anything I should particularly worry about applying a torch right onto the intake. I could imagine some paint damage but at least that part is hidden by the throttle body and the thermostat.
Any thoughts on this?
Thread Starter
Launching!
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 258
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From: Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Thanks for the info. It sucks, but I think I'd rather try that than drilling into the intake or removing it and risking causing a leak.
