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I have an issue with a bolt on one of the cylinder heads on one boat
engine I have. I need to swap cylinder heads on the boats, and the
donor boat is fighting me tooth and nail.

The problem is that 1 bolt will not come off. It's towards the bottom
of the engine (I had to take off part of the engine cover part) and no
matter what I do (vice grips, socket, soak it with liquid wrench)
nothing will budge this thing.

Any suggestions? I can provide pictures to better explain where the
bolt is.


Check out this very cool tool. It's saved me a few times over the years.
Home Depot might carry them, but good luck getting one of their idiots on
the phone to go check for you. Try tool specialty stores, plumbing supply
places, etc.
http://www.mytoolstore.com/hanson/extractr.html

I just found out my dad has some of those, so I'll try to borrow his.


If access to the bolt is difficult (and when do problems occur in easy
places anyway?), you might want to practice a couple of times on one that's
more accessible. By the way, these tools are also great for removing stuck
valve seats in old style faucets, when the previous handyman has stripped
out the surfaces that the valve seat tool would normally grab.