1994 Ford E-Series Van broken bolt help

1994 FORD E-SERIES VAN
102,000 MILES • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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SERIES1957
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I went to change the thermostat and broke the head of the bolt off in the housing. It is now stuck, won't budge. tryed everything including heat. What do you suggest I do now.? Its my only ride.
Dec 12, 2008 at 11:54 PM
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MHPAUTOS
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Hi there, you will have to carefully center drill th bolt and remove it with a stud extractor, or drill and re tap the original hole, but if you try this you must take extreme caution not to drill off center.

Mark (mhpautos)
Dec 13, 2008 at 12:21 AM