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Subject:Re: Head gasket job getting out of hand (
From:DaveC
Date:Mon, 13 May 2002 18:26:49 -0700

>I have sent them to Jerry's Broken drill and tap Santa Anna don't
>have the # . they have metal disintegrator that cores the stud then
>it comes right out.

I used a guy in the Bay Area once who had one of those. Very cool.
Had broken off a couple of exhaust studs in an I-4 head. got the head
back, sans studs. No damage to the threads or surrounding area.

Then there was the machinist in Placerville who just cut off the
studs and drilled & tapped "in the general area". What a hack job...

Dave
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