So I'm taking my IM off to get to my cylinder heads and one of the long skinny bolts holding the fuel rail hold down makes a loud "crack" and turns out it broke leaving about 3mm of it sticking out. Should I bring this to a machine shop to get it out or should I go ahead and take some vice grips to it? I'm worried about the internal threads needing to be retapped, is this possible? Would that best be left to a machine shop (never done it)?

Also the dark metal bar that connects the two fuel rails together towards the front of the IM seems to be a little "loose", like some fuel came out where it goes into the rail when I was prying it up. Does this seem ok? How tight a fit does that bar need to have into the fuel rail?

Last thing. What should I do to clean the IM, mine is hideous. Should I just take some degreaser to the outside or look at getting it professionally cleaned somehow? What options are there?

Thanks for any advise in advance. Sorry for the long windedness. I can put pics up if that would help clear anything up.

-Gabriel

 

take it to a machine shop...the aluminum will fuse together...the best way to get it out is heat it up

I would just have the manifold hot tanked,


The crossover tube...if you have any question it may leak go ahead and get some o-rings and replace em