i am about to blow my customers car up with a pipe bomb, I am so frusterated with it..... I started to do a Simple Head Gasket Job, No Problem, Looks Easy Pretty Much Is Easy, except for that some idot mechanic decided to round off the bolt that goes through the a/c compresser that in turn holds the A.c compresser bracket that connects to the head. witch connects to the ex manifold. Ok, No Problem right, Just take off the whole head with the manifold and the compressor as 1 unit......

That Idea went down the toilet when I found out that the Bolt going through the compresser also goes through the timing cover and all that, so i would have to take off the crank, water pump etc etc etc..... The Bolt I am Trying to get that Is rounded is located right beetween the firewall and the motor, I have tried using a Bolt out kit, etc etc... This bolt is frozen. I've heated it way hot, i've used penetrant etcc etc etc... It wont come out!!! What do I do????

 

in your frustration you forgot to mention what engine model we are looking at. aluminum or iron block?
also, what does the bolt head look like now after all this? picture?



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how much room do you have to work??

with rounded off bolts/nuts i use vise grips and it works every time.