Wicked-Civic

Aight i snapped an exhaust manifold stud in the head. My question is. Should i

A. Retap and heli-coil it.

or

B. Say screw it and buy a new head.

Thanx

e jay one

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danm you must have a nice pay check. is there any stud hanging out or it broke off flush with the head? have you ever heard of an ez out? if theres a little hanging out grab it with a vice grip if not use an ez out it works wonders. deffinatly dont buy a new head if you do donate this head to me for helping you.

Wicked-Civic

Well see my problem is. Is it broke off at the head. And its an oversized stud. Cause it had been tampered with by the previous owner. so i was thinking about drilling it out and running a heli-coil. But if all else fails i will just buy a new head.

sleepinonacreeper

weld to the stud to build metal out of the head then weld a nut to it and twist it out. when the stud is warm it will back out easier. also if you drill a small hole in the stud before you weld it will help the penetration and make your weld to the stud stronger.

Wicked-Civic

LOL... I tried everything bro. I welded another stud to it. as well as built up weld on it and welded a nut to it and it aint coming out.

Slo_D16

Has the stud siezed into the head?

Wicked-Civic

thats what i am guessing. Cause it wont come out for anything.