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Yes, I did want to crack it! I was very careful with the heat.

Your hard on your toys Joey Struth, your tougher than a Tonka, wonder if thats like Chuck Norris type of tough Paul

Dam that loader brings back memories...had one as a kid.Great job Joey...Love the blaster too..... Paul

For what it's worth ? I keep a pack of birthday cake candles in the tray on the torch cart. I use them instead of WD40 or something when heating something like that stubborn stud.

If I didnt have this tool, I couldnt do it.

Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh HOLY CRAP! Virginia Democrats just voted to EXEMPT THEMSELVES from their coming tyrannical gun control laws 2A ONLY gets violated for citizens: “The provisions of this section shall not apply to any member of the General Assembly who leaves a handgun in an unattended motor vehicle pursuant to § 18.2-308.7:1 when such vehicle is parked in any parking structure reserved for members of the General Assembly under § 2.2-1172.” This is insane. Elections have consequences, Virginia!

And check for the corrosion working its way back under the insulation breaking the wire??

Yep... I have been in the situation several times.. drilled out a few as well. Good jod sir..

Well, one step forward, one step back. The nuts on the turbo studs were marginal so I bought new locking nuts. As I was just snugging the last one.....zip.....stud came loose. 🤦 So off comes the turbo and I used heat to remove the other three studs to see there was barely any rust holding them into the manifold either. 🤦 Glad I hadn't folded the lock tabs on the exhaust manifold studs😲 Guess I will be installing helicoils in all four as the rest were not much to look at also once I unscrewed them. Ya, M10x1.5 threads. Why? Just because the stud threads for the nuts were m10x1.25. Ya, that is about the most odd thread ever. Just you can't get them at the local Ace hardware. Lucky for me I have two major bolt houses and it was something they carry. So, no more running until I get this to work and use the mill so they are nice and straight so the studs fit the turbo. Well, at least it wasn't in the truck? The last stud is being a real pisser. Letting cool and try later. I don't want to crack the manifold! I did loosen it off the motor so it could move around easier.

Sorry I thought someone would reply by now…. Your problem might be right there just pull everything loose and scrape everything. Nuts wire ends.Washers sometimes big issues are a very small. Fix Good luck.bob

I totaly agree.....

Probably. If I were to do it over again that’s probably what I’d do. Stupid though. Shouldn’t have to mess with that bs

This crap may need its own thread... Mayor Mamdani in N.Y.C. just apointed a person to be the leader of the office of LGBTQIA...... what is that ??? So to the Democrats here, What the heck is that ?? I only ever knew of a Man and a Woman... Its in Genesis.... how do lib dems push this garbage.. G.W. / 67/ Mackey / Truckcrazy.. please teach why I am wrong.....

I made some French fries yesterday. They tasted as good as they look, they were the cat's ass!

Good observation Bob... I have had several weeks of being a Big Boy... I just feel like doing something like this. I have 2 of these, both are rescue's from the same scrap yard.. I got the first one for free. This one cost $7.50....

Looks excellent great choice

Ya baby sounds like something I would do… drop everything and pull out an old reel mower lol

I used to constantly tear my SPS apart and clean the contacts. Got fed up and switched to 12v neg ground.

that sucks, just like Volvo.. Just curious.... Is there enough meat to cut NPT threads and make it RIGHT ?

we have 4 of these. I did partial closures on the gable ends. No movement in either one ... It allows air to pass through without turning it into a kite..

So I am on A big restoratrion project.. Here's a few Pics...

Never seen anyone use cables for brace, steel pipe yes, flat strap yes, angle iron yes But guessing cable will work okay But yes a big X brace doohickie across the rear opening Dunno about your pins in the ground, thinking some cement footings to anchor the walls to the ground Maybe 2 feet square and 2 feet deep, it's a fairly big sail area to catch wind I know of people that have driven car axles into the ground on cattle crushes and a big bull will pull them out when in the crush so the pins best be in the ground a few feet if it's gunna stop the carport getting airborne No matter what you do your gunna struggle a bit as the frame of the car port is only sitting on the fround, not extending into footings in the ground So think about a fence post that has a flange bolted onto it and bolted to cement, everything is realing on the flange and a few bolts However if the post was 2 feet longer and buried in a hole the strength of the post stops the movement So maybe bolt some long posts fixed to each corner of the carport and bury these posts in holes 2 feet deep filled with cement Paul