Rear manifold broke!
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From: Topeka, Kansas
Car: 82 Camaro
Engine: 305
Transmission: TH-350
Axle/Gears: 3.08
Rear manifold broke!
Hey, all.
My bro recently bought a 91 RS.
BUT, the passenger's side rearmost exhaust manifold bolt is broken off in the head. It's a 3.4L. Is there ANY way possible short of pulling the head or tearing apart the engine compartment to get the bolt out? He doesn't really have a place, or the time and money, to pull the top of the engine off. And this is a really cherry ride he's gotten a hold of. A little rust on the fender lip on the rear passenger's side, a couple rock chips on the nose, not a whole lot else. Interior is beautiful. Stock, and no "Type R" or "NOS" crap to tear out. It only needs headliner screws, and I told him I'd do that myself to make sure it looked like it came stock like that. And every power accessory works. 
And yes, I did a search. I didn't find anything.
My bro recently bought a 91 RS.
BUT, the passenger's side rearmost exhaust manifold bolt is broken off in the head. It's a 3.4L. Is there ANY way possible short of pulling the head or tearing apart the engine compartment to get the bolt out? He doesn't really have a place, or the time and money, to pull the top of the engine off. And this is a really cherry ride he's gotten a hold of. A little rust on the fender lip on the rear passenger's side, a couple rock chips on the nose, not a whole lot else. Interior is beautiful. Stock, and no "Type R" or "NOS" crap to tear out. It only needs headliner screws, and I told him I'd do that myself to make sure it looked like it came stock like that. And every power accessory works. 
And yes, I did a search. I didn't find anything.
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From: NC
Car: Camaro
Engine: 305
Transmission: 700r4
Axle/Gears: 3.73
wow, that sux. Have you tried any of the easy out bolt extractors? If you have zero luck with something like that, I hate to say it but tearing it all down will be your only option. I broke a bolt off in the head and was able to just turn the remainder out by hand. That may sound like I got lucky except for the second bolt I broke off not cooperating. Good luck.
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From: Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Car: '83 Z28, '07 Charger SRT8
Engine: 454ci, 6.1 Hemi
Transmission: TH350, A5
Axle/Gears: 2.73 posi, 3.06 posi
I have a broken bolt on my 350, and NOTHING can get it out... not an EZ-out (broke), not a welded on nut (broke too), a torch won't loosen it up... nothing. I'm gonna have to re n' re the head to fix the problem.
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