:2thumbup: :yow Hello gang, I hope for those who celebrate such things, y'all had a Merry Christmas, and for ALL I wish a Happy New Year.
I committed a real rookie mistake; I over-tightend one of the screws on the thermostat cover, or at least I believe I did. I am unable to remove the bolt in question, it just spins. I know that I didn't snap-off the bolt, but I do suspect that in my zeal to tighten it, without a torque wrench, I broke the adhesion between the brass nut and the plastic radiator housing that held the nut in place.
The radiator is in fine to very good condition and I 'd prefer not having to replace the entire bloody radiator because of my knucklehead move.
Once I realized I couldn't unscrew the bolt, I stopped wrenching on it, lest I make matters worse.
Any suggestions or experience on the remedy?
Should I simply extricate the brass nut from it once secure place in the plastic and dremel tool the damaged hole and epoxy the nut back in place?
Thank you in advance for not laughing too loudly AND for any insight you can share.
Regards,
Wigwam
aka Joseph Youngblood :mbird