How a $1.50 part can cost $2000
This kinda summarizes my day...My Dart sat for about a year while other things took priority....So finally put the new ignition in stock 318 with new electronic ignition.....fired right up....but water was spraying everywhere......Since the gasket was leaking I figured I would go ahead and change the water pump out....Pretty much a basic r&r.....until the bolt snapped....tried to heat the part sticking out but the threads are too far away to feel the heat....Now I can just pull the balancer and the oil pan bolts and the timing cover...and maybe I can get it out or maybe not....But since the oil pan leaks and the drain plug is about stripped and the motor has 86k on it and its only a few more in the exhaust and then the trans needs to be gone through...etc...etc..... I might as well just go ahead and pull the motor out and get it over with....unless someone has a better idea...
This kinda summarizes my day...My Dart sat for about a year while other things took priority....So finally put the new ignition in stock 318 with new electronic ignition.....fired right up....but water was spraying everywhere......Since the gasket was leaking I figured I would go ahead and change the water pump out....Pretty much a basic r&r.....until the bolt snapped....tried to heat the part sticking out but the threads are too far away to feel the heat....Now I can just pull the balancer and the oil pan bolts and the timing cover...and maybe I can get it out or maybe not....But since the oil pan leaks and the drain plug is about stripped and the motor has 86k on it and its only a few more in the exhaust and then the trans needs to be gone through...etc...etc..... I might as well just go ahead and pull the motor out and get it over with....unless someone has a better idea...