I had nothing to do so I decided to be proactive... bad mistake.

I was taking off my GSR FITV to be cleaned like in this thread.
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...highlight=FITV

I snapped the head of the 8mm bolt off. I used a dremhl and tried to cut a slit so i can unscrew it (no luck).

Questions:
1) Do I really need FITV? if not how to I block it off from TB?
2) How do I take out the screw?.... melt it with a torch, what kinds of shops could extract it?
3) if all else fails.... are other FITV interchangeable with the GSR TB?

 

I know there are those kits with bits that cut into the bolt and then suddenly grab it and extract it out.

 

where can i buy them?
what are they call so I can call around to see what stores carry them?
picture of what they look like?

 

http://homerepair.about.com/od/inter..._extractor.htm

They are at home depot, autozone etc

 

sears

 

Thanks guys, I'll try that tool.

In the meantime I found out that the 92-95 civic D15b7 (DX/LX) FITV will work on a GSR TB.

They are identical except the DX/LX coolant neck is not "arched upwards" but rather level. that "neck" piece could easily be swapped out (just 2 phillips screw heads) but I'm not going to mess with it since there's no issue how the hose will fit on.


Charlie