you forgot step 6
step 6: try to figure out where the impeller, shaft and bearing went 8*)

Make sure that any ferrous bits you want around are not the the alum
mixture. Cool trick BTW
Pat

"Glenn Ashmore" wrote in message
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Step 1: Boil enough water to cover the part.
Step 2: Desolve alum in the hot water until it can't take any more
Step 3: Drop part with broken tap into water
Step 4: Soak at just below simmer for 3-4 hours
Step 5: Remove part and shake out tap.

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"mkazemi" wrote in message
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Hello
I have a broken tap in a 1993 chevy lumina water pump housing. the
housing is aluminum but i dont know what grade it is. i am pretty sure
that the tap is cast iron but im not 100% sure. the tap is broken off
right at the base of the housing and i have tried cobalt drill bits and
they didnt work. the drill bits stated that they will work on armor
plate, but i gues they were wrong, being that they didnt work in
removing cast iron. I was wondering how i should remove the tap, would
a diomnd bit help or is there some chemical that i could use?