I am going to attempt the repair and my thought is 1) to cut the base off with an oscillating saw at low speed with a thin and small tooth blade. 2) Make an angle cut so that the upper section nests inside the lower when rejoining (a scarf joint). 3) Rejoin using plastic welding with same...
Replacing my starter. Plan to also replace the heater hoses and T's behind the intake manifold. I think I have a bypass hose that is under the intake and maybe clean the throttle body. Are there any other items that make sense while doing this job?