<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Red03SilSS &#064; Jan 23 2007, 02&#58;19 PM) [snapback]80893[/snapback]</div>
How in the hell did the head get broken off&#33;&#33;??
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I don&#39;t know to be honest. Maybe during the install, but I think Billy would have said something. Or he DID say something and I don&#39;t remember.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(RedHeartbeat &#064; Jan 23 2007, 03&#58;03 PM) [snapback]80903[/snapback]</div>
The bolts they use in the trucks suck. They&#39;re not coated and rust/corrode. The Fbody engines have coated bolts and I&#39;ve never had problems with them. Sorry to hear the bad news Bro. That bolt is in the worst place to try to remove. I take a nut close to the same size and try to mig/tig the remaining stud to the nut by welding through the nut. It spatters a little aluminum but it heats the stud up and helps to remove it.
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From what I could see with the inspection mirror, it&#39;s broke off below the head, so I don&#39;t know if welding a nut on would be an option or not. I DO know I don&#39;t have the tools to do it which means paying someone which means yet another expense. So where would I get ahold of some bolts that wouldn&#39;t corrode?

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(TXsilverado &#064; Jan 23 2007, 02&#58;45 PM) [snapback]80899[/snapback]</div>
do you see any leaks around that broken bolt? if not i would just leave it be. ive heard of bolts breaking and not having leaking issues.
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I was kind of in a rush when I was looking at it, so I&#39;m not positive. I&#39;ll have to look at it a little closer when I get back in town. I can still hear an exhaust leak though so I would think if I left it it would eventually mess up the gasket...