"BK" <anythingulike@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:fvd18e$jv1$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Hi all
> I have just had my car into a local garage in Liverpool as the engine
was
> "chugging"
> He had previously replaced the plugs and HT leads
>
> He told me that water was getting in via the crankcase housing (via the
> bolts they put in when they make the casing (he showed me the rust that
had
> built upalong the sides) He phoned the local Ford dealer****p as he had 2
> previous Fiesta's with this problem and they gave him a "fix"
>
> Unfortunately He couldnt get the bolts out, they just wouldnt move.
What probably will have to be done is (assuming the bolts are in an iron
casting) is to take a oxy-acedeline torch, heat the bolt with it up pretty
hot,
then let it cool just a bit and then try unbolting.
If the bolts are steel in aluminum then you can try the heat trick but
when
the bolt comes out, the threads will come with it, you will have to
disassemble
everything around it, then drill and tap with a helicoil.
Ted
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