I am willing to bet the Gasket is still good..

 

My actual pipe thing was corroded on the tip and dealer wanted like 30 bucks plus shipping and I would have to wait at least a week for it,so I said screw that and just headed to home depot to see what I could come up with. I think I spent like 20 bucks for everything, lol - the fittings, hose, and paste sealant. Thicker I/D then the stock little metal tube so it flows more freely, not sure if its worth any benefit like maybe less hotspots on the heads or anything, but hell it was cheaper and I didnt have to wait so as long as it does the job right I'm game.

 

Yea, i think i will try somthing of that nature on the driver side only, i allready hacked the line and used rubber hose to work with me better, so i can just remove the driver side, i will try it with the heads still on...wish me luck man, you really were helpful on this Puck.

 

Good Luck!

I'm not by any means the only person who has done something like this, I just had a pic of when I did it laying around Its common for that piece to strip or break when removing heads.

 

The right way is to take the head off, Drill the hole clean, tap it and helicoil it to the exact size of the bolt. I had to do this on my last head. Did the same **** as you did.

 

OUCH....my feelings....this damn f car is all in my feelings, i never thought GM would do this to me I guess i have to take it in stride.

 

i hate to say this because its a bad example, i plugged my cooling vent tubes. been driving like that for over 5 years now. been ok so far (fingers crossed).

havent had any problems with the hot spot issue yet. i use to drive it every day, now its only once a week. no sign of blown head gasket yet.

i dont mind if the heads go though, i got my back-up set of ported heads waiting to bolt-on ... lol and next time im gonna install the vent tube.

 

Hell, i might go ghetto and just JB weld the **** outta the damn thing, JB weld is good for high heat and i am sure it will seal if i use enough.