In the process of installing headers on the Town Car, I managed to break off the oil dipstick tube at the block.
Searched youtube and found some ideas, but was curious if anyone here has encountered this problem and how they fixed it?
In the process of installing headers on the Town Car, I managed to break off the oil dipstick tube at the block.
Searched youtube and found some ideas, but was curious if anyone here has encountered this problem and how they fixed it?
2004 Black Marauder: #2237 Born on 4/1/2004
Eaton Swapped and a bunch of other goodies!
It took me awhile but I had the best luck threading in a bolt that fit snug and then proceeded to hit the bottom side of the bolt head with a long chisel and hammer.
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Cobra short block / ProCharger F1-A / Cog drive upgrade / Manley valves / Brian Tooley Racing valve springs / 80# inj. / -8 fuel line / -6 return / Aeromotive 340 pumps and regulator / 2012 GT500 TR6060 six speed / twin disc clutch / Driveshaft Shop GT500 upgraded CV joint shaft / BA5000 blow thru MAF/ 4.10's / Ford Racing 31 spline set up and Girdle / Metco D.S. safety loop / Stainless Works headers, cats, and everything else out back / ClassGlass hood / Bob's hood strut mod / Hurst line lock / Metco control arms / Addco front and rear sway bars / Monroe severe duty shocks all around / Race concepts rotors / Badgeless grille / 35% tint / FBM's interior LED kit and ambient lighting kit / Pioneer FB700 deck / kenwood speaker 4 Ch. / Rockford Fosgate 10" sub and amp / Kicker 6 X 8's all around / back up cam / bluetooth / Pioneer Xm / 704 RWHP 603 RWTQ tuned by Mo's Speedshop.
Or thread in a slide hammer like pulling a bearing
I crushed one in on itself and pulled it out with needle nose vise grips.
2003 Black - sold, back again, and sold
2003 DBP/DC - #153 Whipple 3.4 (permanent garage art)
2003 DBP/LF - # 36 (sold)
2003 DBP/LF - # 205 (sold)
2004 Black - Trilogy #43
2003 Black - shitbox (sold)
2004 DTR - shitbox #2
Damn Derek! I don’t recall who’s car it was that I was doing a header install on, but I sure as hell won’t forget the hour or two of swearing I did to remove that POS! This one snapped 1/8” or less out of the block though. There was literally nothing to grab to walk it out.
Seemed like I didn’t have a life back then between mine and all the other Marauders (plus crown vics) coming in and out of here. I don’t believe I ever once had an issue throwing mods at these until they started getting older. That’s about when I had enough and sent locals to another member starting a shop at home. A few years later Kentucky Mike somehow managed to whisper enough sweetness in my ear that I took on his Eaton swap from hell.
Even after a few years of no customer cars, more patience, better tools, plus Mikes car being beyond stupid clean and only 40,000 miles, it was enough to say that’s it, no more, shop is CLOSED!
Roughly 20 holes of bad welds on his custom made cross over tube, unforeseen wore out non related parts, stripped holes on the blower, wrong blower pulley/hub, you name it, just could never catch a break.
Maybe that’s why I hate working on cars now?
End rant…
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Cobra short block / ProCharger F1-A / Cog drive upgrade / Manley valves / Brian Tooley Racing valve springs / 80# inj. / -8 fuel line / -6 return / Aeromotive 340 pumps and regulator / 2012 GT500 TR6060 six speed / twin disc clutch / Driveshaft Shop GT500 upgraded CV joint shaft / BA5000 blow thru MAF/ 4.10's / Ford Racing 31 spline set up and Girdle / Metco D.S. safety loop / Stainless Works headers, cats, and everything else out back / ClassGlass hood / Bob's hood strut mod / Hurst line lock / Metco control arms / Addco front and rear sway bars / Monroe severe duty shocks all around / Race concepts rotors / Badgeless grille / 35% tint / FBM's interior LED kit and ambient lighting kit / Pioneer FB700 deck / kenwood speaker 4 Ch. / Rockford Fosgate 10" sub and amp / Kicker 6 X 8's all around / back up cam / bluetooth / Pioneer Xm / 704 RWHP 603 RWTQ tuned by Mo's Speedshop.
Someone ^^^^^ needs to do a 2nd gear loooong smokey tire shredding burnout.
SOLD 12/31/2021
Cobra short block / ProCharger F1-A / Cog drive upgrade / Manley valves / Brian Tooley Racing valve springs / 80# inj. / -8 fuel line / -6 return / Aeromotive 340 pumps and regulator / 2012 GT500 TR6060 six speed / twin disc clutch / Driveshaft Shop GT500 upgraded CV joint shaft / BA5000 blow thru MAF/ 4.10's / Ford Racing 31 spline set up and Girdle / Metco D.S. safety loop / Stainless Works headers, cats, and everything else out back / ClassGlass hood / Bob's hood strut mod / Hurst line lock / Metco control arms / Addco front and rear sway bars / Monroe severe duty shocks all around / Race concepts rotors / Badgeless grille / 35% tint / FBM's interior LED kit and ambient lighting kit / Pioneer FB700 deck / kenwood speaker 4 Ch. / Rockford Fosgate 10" sub and amp / Kicker 6 X 8's all around / back up cam / bluetooth / Pioneer Xm / 704 RWHP 603 RWTQ tuned by Mo's Speedshop.
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