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So, amongst my suspicions that my head gasket is on its way out, (losing oil, a bit of white exhaust at start-up, tiny amount more coolant usage) I decided to have a look at the spark plugs, see if there was any coolant leakage, and sludge whilst i was at it.
Unfortunately one of the the screws/bolts that hold the engine cover on is stripped, and before i force it off, i want to have something to replace it with. But i cannot find it to buy ANYWHERE. I assume ive got the wrong name for it. Can anyone help?
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Unfortunately one of the the screws/bolts that hold the engine cover on is stripped, and before i force it off, i want to have something to replace it with. But i cannot find it to buy ANYWHERE. I assume ive got the wrong name for it. Can anyone help?
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u know what u do when those strip. take a cutting disk, saw, whatever and slit a slot across the top so you can use a flat head screw driver to take them off in the future. =]
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I dont think cutting it would work in the long run though because its very soft metal, laughably soft really. :/ before long the cut would turn into an hourglass shape and yeah. I think some new ones would hopefully be harder, might just be the 19 years has finally gotten to them
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