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Jerry,
As much as I hate to say it, I would source another block at this point. Mon=
ey wise, a good block would be much cheaper than any machinist cost. Bad new=
s obviously is that Guy is going to have to pull the entire engine.=20
Guy, it=E2=80=99s too bad you live so far away as this would be a great grou=
p effort to get your car fixed!
Dave Connitt=20
Sent from my iPhone
> On Dec 13, 2021, at 7:29 PM, jerry van vlack <jerryvvtr4a@gmail.com> wrote=
:
>=20
> =EF=BB=BF
> I have a bit of machining experience and I would not attempt this on my ow=
n. I=E2=80=99m guessing that the oil pan flange and the head are parallel; t=
hey certainly should be. A machinist can take the block and set it on a mill=
or drill press table which should be perpendicular to the drill axis and dr=
ill the hole oversize to accept the insert of your choice. But as another sa=
id have the block checked to be certain the current hole is not cracked. Fix=
it correctly and don=E2=80=99t look back.
> &
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utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Jerry,<div>As much as I hate to say it, I w=
ould source another block at this point. Money wise, a good block would be m=
uch cheaper than any machinist cost. Bad news obviously is that Guy is going=
to have to pull the entire engine. </div><div>Guy, it=E2=80=99s too ba=
d you live so far away as this would be a great group effort to get your car=
fixed!</div><div>Dave Connitt <br><br><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iP=
hone</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Dec 13, 2021, at=
7:29 PM, jerry van vlack <jerryvvtr4a@gmail.com> wrote:<br><br></bloc=
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able which should be perpendicular to the drill axis and drill the hole over=
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