Re: Cylinder head

From: Christopher Albers (Christopher.Albers(at)bubbs.biola.edu)
Date: Thu Jan 14 1999 - 10:50:29 CST


andre(at)sunbeam.ch writes:
>I have a problem with the mounting of my manifolds the previos owner
>did
>some zrtfg...
>he did not use the right screws on the cylinder head (Metric) and over
>thighten them...

>is there a repair possibility ? ..

I suggest that you drill out all the holes and Helicoil them. I did
that to every single hole in my head as a matter of course. British
aluminum is basically crap and the threads will eventually fail anyway.

Christopher



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