Well, we got it out. I went to Home Depot and bought a small punch set. I tried with that but just couldn't get it to bite into anything. Going through my drawerss, I found a Speed Out kit. We attempted to punch a center hole but it ended up off center. Used the drilling end of the Speed Out and removed some material. Then tried the bolt removal end. It just removed more material. Tried a few iterations of that and threw the hands up in the air. Ryan had to get back to school. so I started messing around with it some more. I used a regular drill bit and started removing more material. I then tried sticking various things in and hoping something would grab on. Finally, I drilled out some more and took the bolt removal end of the Speed Out and hammered down into the hole I drilled. I then took a box wrench and ever so slightly, started applying some pressure. Seemed like it was digging in but then felt like if popped free. Thankfully, I didn't do my normal range of motions when I'm fed up and continued to turn. Sure enough, the broken part was coming along also.
So, next question, and I think this leads back to why this happened in the first place. I bought a new gasket which seems about as think as the other one. The valve cover is an after market chrome one. When the valve cover bolts are "snug" the valve cover still can be wiggled around. It seems the bolt are seating before coming in complete contact with the valve cover. It is just that the after market cover is thinner than the original? The bolts only appear to be about 1/2 long. Would it be ok to put a washer under the bolt head so that the cover can be tighten down? Also, this particular cover has vents on top of it. That just doesn't seen right to me. Thoughts?
Last edited by The Hill Boys; 04/25/2017 4:28 AM.
