| Water Heater Repair - UGH! [message #206661] |
Thu, 02 May 2013 19:04  |
SThornbg
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Registered: September 2011
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Confirmed the heater element is toast (switch on, no water in tank)
This is the original Type 2 unit in a '77 PB.
I'm trying to replace the element with the unit still installed. So, bolt removal - twisted off the top two, rounded off the bottom two. Cut off the rounded bolt heads with the Dremel and 4 or 5 cutoff discs. Then put a 1-inch hole in the side of the shroud so I could get a chisel between the element flange and the tank flange. Old element out.
Cut off the remainder of the bolts and started drilling. First hole defined the drill depth limit as I penetrated the tank.
I now have one slightly elongated hole and three fairly clean holes. Trying to tap with a 5/16 spiral tap but it seams the tap bottoms out against the tank before it cuts much thread.
So,any suggestions on how to proceed would be very much appreciated. Is JBWeld a good fix for the hole I put into the tank?
Thanks for any suggestions.
Steve Thornburg
South Bend, IN
'77 exPB "Tinker Toy"
Steve Thornburg
South Bend, IN
77 exPB 455 "Tinker Toy"
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