Name that part
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Name that part
My thermostat housing on my 1994 L6 cracked so after taking it out and I can;t get the piece of pipe off of the damn thing.and there's no part number picture below. any help would be great 
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Cut, Wedge and Split:
Looks like you're in for a salvage yard search.Heat the boss with a torch, then rap it firmly with a hammer. That may loosen things up enough to get the tube assembly out of the goosneck boss.
If that doesn't do it, then take a hacksaw and cut the boss across the threads on the aluminum gooseneck almost, but not down through the threads. Cut both sides, then take a cold chisel and drive it down into the slots parallel to the axis of the boss. The casting should crack.
Last edited by Kattumaram; Sep 3, 2011 at 06:19 PM.
Thread Starter
lost my Car again...
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 6,311
Likes: 42
From: Auburn Maine
Looks like you're in for a salvage yard search.Take a hacksaw and cut the boss across the threads on the aluminum gooseneck almost, but not down through the threads. Cut both sides, then take a cold chisel and drive it down into the slots parallel to the axis of the boss. The casting should crack. A good treatment with a torch should help as well.
