<VV> Bolt removal - no corvair but car

[Chris C, Warwick RI]

Seafoam Deep Creep Rocks.  I finally got it.  Put it on the offending bolts 
and let it sit overnight.

The next morning, they came out easily.

Thanks to all.   And I have heat.


At 10:45 AM 12/3/2006, Mar wrote:
>I worked for dodge for a lot of years and the thermostst housing bolts on 
>3.0 ltr's would almost always be seized. Liberal use of penetrating oil 
>and striking the top head of the bolt while havind someone apply 
>rotational pressure with a 12mm offset boxend wrench will usually loosen 
>up the bolt. The bolts usually sieze in the housing not the hole. If not 
>break it off and drill it out.Ray.
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>>The gasket for my caravan's thermostat is starting to leak, so i wanted 
>>to replace it.
>>
>>The bolts do not want to come out easily, before I used brute force and 
>>broke something I wanted advice.  Tried rocking with slightly increasing 
>>force to try to get them to come, without breaking them.
>>
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