TrojanOreo

Ok, tonight's adventure: I got tired/pissed off at the bolt, so I snapped it off and drilled the rest out, or I figure a good 99.9% of it. Here's the tool I got to finish the job, but I'm not too sure how to go about using the tap. The directions were far from descriptive, so I'm hoping someone can help me figure out how this goes. Here's a pic of the tools that I bought (from AutoZone). The red installation tool and thread I'm sure is self-explanatory, but the tap it tells me to "Tap thread carefull using correct procedures". What the heck is the correct procedure? Thanks again everyone!

EZ Out huh...tell me more.

Well, figuring the thermostat hasn't been changed since my '78 280Z left the factory decades ago (and it hadn't), I took the task of pulling off the 30 min quick job...which has now turned into a multi-day project (since it's now parked/stuck at my buddies apartment instead of my driveway). My problem: I took the upper part of the housing off after snapping one of the bolts (closest to the head) off. Other one was rusty as all hell, but I babied her out fine. So, I get the cover off and pull the thermostat, clean off the old gasket, yada yada, and then to the task of extracting the remainder of the other bolt. Well...I'm still on that task... after PB Blaster, vice grips (which has grinded the bolt into what looks like a rectangular object now), hammer and screwdriver, tapping, back and forth, brute force, jedi power, hopeful wishing...everything. I've got a small propane torch, but I'm kinda hesistant because it's so close to fuel lines :dead: so I'm lost. I'm tight on time as I need it back to the house (baby due any day now), but I'd like to prevent having to replace the entire housing and run the risk of breaking those bolts! Any other ideas that I haven't seen on the search engine? Thanks!