It looked like a blind hole to me.
In general, if you are concerned with metal chips falling into areas where you
don't want them, then you can grease the tap (the drill bit, also, but you have
to drill _real_ slow), and make sure you back the tap out after every turn or
so, then re-grease the tap.
Of course, if you're not a hack like me, you would remove the intake manifold
from the car and then do the repair where you can see what you're doing and not
get metal bits where they don't belong etc. I guess I should just up and do it,
huh?
Theo Smit
tsmit@novatel.ca
B382002705
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Laifman [SMTP:laifman@flash.net]
> Sent: Thursday, October 01, 1998 4:53 PM
> To: Chris Richards
> Cc: Theo Smit; tigers@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Thermostat housing
>
>
>
> Chris Richards wrote:
>
> > hmmmm...cooling....hmmmm....short term solution....hmmmm
> >
> > Chris in Trinidad
> >
> > ----------
> > > From: Theo Smit <TSmit@novatel.ca>
> > > Ifmthe
> > > thread that's in there is not too badly gored out, I am planning to make
> > a
> > > temporary repair by cleaning the threads (even that means I have to cut a
> > tap so
> > > it's short enough to clear the water pump) and putting in a stud so I
> > stress the
> > > remaining threads as little as possible.
> > > Theo Smit
> > > tsmit@novatel.ca
> > > B382002705
> > >
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Bob Palmer [SMTP:rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu]
> > > > Sent: Thursday, October 01, 1998 12:24 PM
> > > > To: Craig Wright; Theo Smit
> > > > Cc: tigers@autox.team.net
> > > > Subject: Re: Thermostat housing
> > > >
> > > > At 09:44 AM 10/1/98 -0700, Craig Wright wrote:
> > > > >Hello Theo,
> > > > >
> > > > >If I were you, I'd try to install a Heli-coil i....... The process is
> > to drill the
> > > > hole a littles
> > > > >larger and use the tap supplied with the kit to tap the hole slightly
> > > > larger.
> > > > >Craig Wright
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > Craig,
> > > >
> > > > I assume that one-hour installation time doesn't include removing the
> > > > radiator, which is necessary unless you happen to have a right-angle
> > drill
> > > > motor to drill the thermostat housing holes with.
> > > >
> > > > Robert L. Palmer
>
> Well,
>
> Where do you suppose those bits of metal, generated from drilling and tapping,
> go? And is that where you want them?
>
> Bob,
>
> I have about three "right angle adapters". One a drill accessory, one an
> airfradt manufacturing tool with special bits, and one I just bought that fits
> a cordless screwdriver hex drive attachment, and uses hex headed drills. The
> last one is the only one whose overall length is any less than a drill
> motor/jacobs chuck alone. Maybe you've had better luck.
>
> Steve
> --
> Steve Laifman < One first kiss, >
> B9472289 < one first love, and >
> < one first win, is all >
> < you get in this life. >
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