one the bolts on the journals on my exhaust cam is missing well its broken is it safe to drive all the other bolts are holding down the cam

 

Fix it.

 

It may be safe, but I wouldnt do it. Dont drive hard/fast if you do. I really have no personal experience, just going off of what my head is telling me.

 

i wishi could fix it but one of the bolt extractors broke in the too and i dont have the fund to take it to a machine shop

 

dont drive with it...dont want to turn one bolt into a new cam or motor

 

Drill that sucker out.

 

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hands down fix it. ever heard of crankwalk? its a similar concept in that a bearing fails on the crank of a 4g63 engine, causing the crank to have a tiny little bit of extra space to flop around, destroying just about anything in its way. pretty close to the same idea, except for you it would be a tiny little bit of extra space around the cam and your cylinder head would be the one taking the pounding. torque specs exist for a reason. if for some reason they cannot be obeyed, especially for a precision chunk of metal rotating at several thousand rpms, the vehicle shouldnt be driven until the problem is fixed.

get it towed to a place to drill it out, or get a new head.

 

Honestly, spend the cash and get a machine shop to profesionaly remove the bolt.

What costs more, 100$ at a machine shop, or 500$ for a new head?

Honestly, use your mind/common sense on this one.