Ever have one of those days?

[Squid4life]

Allen plug for coolant passages on side of block. "SNAP" says the Craftsman allen socket. Okay, break out the EZ out. "SNAP" says the EZ out. Now EZ out doesn't want to come out. Too bad there is a hole in the allen, otherwise she'd be staying put!

Good times...

 

[Mike E]

Get the plug and surrounding area glowing red hot with an oxy acetylene torch then hit the plug with penetrating oil. Then the grip the plug on the exposed threaded part with some really tight (two hand to close) vise grips. It will come out. My oil galley plugs were rusted in place and I got them out with lots of heat. Propane or map gas are not hot enough.

 

[Mike E]

Then throw all your ez outs away. They are near useless.

 

[TexasT]

Or put a brass washer down and a thin nut on top, and weld it to the plug. Turn it out. If it breaks weld another on and repeat.
Heat, penetratnt, candle wax, more heat.

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[RIFF RAFF]

Or put a brass washer down and a thin nut on top, and weld it to the plug. Turn it out. If it breaks weld another on and repeat.
Heat, penetratnt, candle wax, more heat.

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YEEP ,

 

[Squid4life]

Had to sit and stare at it for a bit, reminisce back to my pre-Squid days when I worked in engine machine shops. Remembered to remove the swirl type ez out you can bang the ez out side to side to loosen it. Then drilled the plug out to a larger ez out. Came right out with the larger ez out.

Although this would have been a great excuse to buy an oxy acetylene setup! Damn!

 

[Bruce Urie]

Get the plug and surrounding area glowing red hot with an oxy acetylene torch then hit the plug with penetrating oil. Then the grip the plug on the exposed threaded part with some really tight (two hand to close) vise grips. It will come out. My oil galley plugs were rusted in place and I got them out with lots of heat. Propane or map gas are not hot enough.

This is the exact method I've always used....sure works......try it. But....sometimes using Propane or map gas will work.....try that first, then do Mike's idea. (If you have a torch) Looks like I'm not the only one who has bad luck.....thanks for making me feel a little better.

Take a break, sit back, drink a cold beer, then get to it.....you'll be going in no time flat.....at least this fix is easier than repairing a huge hole in a work sink caused by some dweeb (me) dropping a harmonic balancer through it.

Bruce '87 Grand National

 

[aminga]

Get the plug and surrounding area glowing red hot with an oxy acetylene torch then hit the plug with penetrating oil. Then the grip the plug on the exposed threaded part with some really tight (two hand to close) vise grips. It will come out. My oil galley plugs were rusted in place and I got them out with lots of heat. Propane or map gas are not hot enough.

I had a torque converter bolt on the buick size on so crawled up under the car and started welding a nut on it to take it off.

Then welding sparks set the transmission fluid soaked pad on the creper under my head on fire.

 

[Bruce Urie]

And I thought I hand all the bad luck, Aminga.

Bruce '87 Grand National

 

[T- Type Tim]

WOW I guess trans fluid really is flammable haha.
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