Coolant crossover plug stripped, yay

[Captain Chris]

So I tried taking off my coolant crossover tube plug the other day and ended up stripping it because it was on so tight. I was even using a cheater bar. Today I tried heating up the car to 180 degrees, releasing the pressure, and then using vice grips to get it off as recommended and that didnt work either and ended up just making more of a mess. Any suggestions? I already bought a new plug that you can use a socket with which will work much better. Now if I could get this thing off that would be greaaaaat..


Thanks!

 

[redlawyers]

Torch or a heat gun perhaps just on the nut to heat it up. Line locks or vice grips for sure and perhaps keep using that breaker bar. Oh Chris good luck.

 

[Captain Chris]

Thanks Mike. Tim and Rob were able to get it off, thanks guys!

 

[04 orange cobra]

Anytime...

 

[nysvt]

got to heat it up just make sure you take the sensers out you will melt them. I put a petcock in mine so I can bleed it