i helicoiled both of those aluminum pieces on my engine. worked
great!
--- Peter Ficklin <pficklin@qnis.net> wrote:
>
> Jeff,
> FWIW, I'd look into a helicoil - I personally haven't used them,
> but
> I've heard they work pretty good. That plate above the rear of the
> oil
> pan is an alloy, therefore easily stripped out. It seems to me
> that the
> oil pan requires a couple of different (shorter) bolts for those
> holes... might be a PO over-did the torque on those babys.
> Hopefully
> someone with helicoil experience will speak up...
>
> Peter Ficklin
> '63 & '68 Spits
> Fresno, CA
> - - - - -
>
> Jeff McNeal wrote:
> >
> <SNIP>
> > I noticed that one
> > of the bolts is missing (one of the two center bolts in the rear
> of the pan)
> > and the threads in the block are stripped.
> >
> <more SNIP>
> >
> > I'm trying to figure out what to do about that stripped out
> thread in the
> > block. IS there anything I can do? Or are the other surrounding
> bolts
> > enough to get the job done. I've never used a tap and die set in
> my life if
> > that's one of my options, but I suppose I'd be willing to learn
> how if
> > that's the only solution to my problem.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Jeff in San Diego
> > '67 RHD Spitfire Mk3 aka "Mrs. Jones"
> > http://www.ohms.com/spitfire/projects.shtml
>
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nikolai jaremka
72 spitfire mkIV
east aurora, new york
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