I am nearing compleation of my project, but as with any custom fab project Im having a few problems. for starters my brother striped a thread in the engine on the exhaust manifold. and Ive been wondering a few things. what is the best way to fix this? also do you guys know If I have to can I drive the car with the one exhaust bolt off? its all the way on the end.
thanks guys.
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I highly recomment a tread saver kit from timesert. Their kit may be a little expensive, i.e. like $70 but those threads will almost never strip again. The replacement is made from carbon steel and is very strong, and the install process needs no power tools.
All done by hand.
Im guessing it is just a replacement screw?
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no its a new threaded sleeve that taps into the hole with threads for the bolt if im not mistaken.
Either that or replace your head lol
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SpyderWizard wrote:no its a new threaded sleeve that taps into the hole with threads for the bolt if im not mistaken.
I was told I needed a dye
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Yea you will have to make the hole bigger so you can tap it for the sleeve, i recommend putting threadlock on the sleeve, i have a 94 escort that had a heli-coil in it... everytime i replaced the plugs the damn thing would come out on the plug.
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i would try to use a heli coil, you can pick up the kit with the tool for like $20-30 at a local hardware store
It's a die, not a dye, a la tap & die set. You can TRY to chase the threads with a die, it might work out for you.
14.330 @ 96.37mph
now I have to ask what would happen if I were to try and drive it with everything eles tigtend down. would it still blow the gasket?
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Probably... Even without boost it wouldnt hold for long.
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