If engine will run, heat the engine. The metal will expand which will allow you to remove the bolts without shearing them off. Take a hammer and tap the heads of the bolts. This should help. Good luck! Matt twa1950@xxxx wrote: Need to replace my egr valve. Anybody got any ideas on how to remove the 25 year old bolts that hold it on to the manifold without breaking them off. I know I am probably worrying too much but I am scared to death that I am going to ring them off Thanks To the man who sold his Gremlin. Good luck. I too go through phrases in life. I am your age and had to start over quite a few times. So good luck Yahoo! Groups SponsorADVERTISEMENT Community email addresses: Post message: gremlintime@xxxxxxxxxxx Subscribe: gremlintime-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxx Unsubscribe: gremlintime-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxx List owner: gremlintime-owner@xxxxxxxxxxx Shortcut URL to this page: http://www.onelist.com/community/gremlintime Gremlintime(Home of the AMC Gremlin on the WWW): http://www.geocities.com/gremlintime Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]