OMP blocked off... kinda
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After removing my OMP, I made a blockoff plate and during the process of bolting on the plate, one of the bolt heads broke off from the thread and I won't be able to get it out. Since my blockoff plate is only held by one bolt and gasket-maker, would leaking oil be a problem? Is the default for that internal screw to start oil flow into the OMP in the OFF position?
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Glen
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Glen
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Re: OMP blocked off... kinda
Originally posted by GlenL
After removing my OMP, I made a blockoff plate and during the process of bolting on the plate, one of the bolt heads broke off from the thread and I won't be able to get it out. Since my blockoff plate is only held by one bolt and gasket-maker, would leaking oil be a problem? Is the default for that internal screw to start oil flow into the OMP in the OFF position?
Thanks,
Glen
After removing my OMP, I made a blockoff plate and during the process of bolting on the plate, one of the bolt heads broke off from the thread and I won't be able to get it out. Since my blockoff plate is only held by one bolt and gasket-maker, would leaking oil be a problem? Is the default for that internal screw to start oil flow into the OMP in the OFF position?
Thanks,
Glen
Look at page 70 in the hayes to see what I mean.
Any broken bolt can be removed. Drill it with a reverse bit, and then use an EZ-out, or tap it.
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if the block-off plate he made was of a decent thickness... couldn't he just unbolt the other bolt, and put a pair of vice-grips on it? That is, unless he made the block-off plate out of sheet metal (I always use 1/8 aluminum)
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Ok... that may be the source of my oil leak problem then. I'll try to drill the bolt out first, but it seems like a bitch-of-an-area to get a drill into, unless maybe if I use a dremel. I made the blockoff plate from 1/4 aluminum, so I can also try the vise-grips if the drill won't fit. Thanks!
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L.A.: Oh, haha, now I know what you mean. At first, I thought you had meant to clamp the blockoff plate on there really tight to prevent leakage. Now, I know that you mean to unbolt the broken bolt. Hopefully, where it broke off is close to the bolt-head. Thanks.
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