Urgent question - stripped oil pickup bolt Options

[AndrewBlyholder]

Dropped the motor on my street car for hell hole rust repairs. As long as I had the motor out, thought I'd fix a few oil leaks, which I thought were mostly old push rod tube seals having given out. Just discovered the bolt that holds the oil pickup tube is stripped. That will definitely be a leaker too. The real fix for this is to of course split the case and heli-coil the stripped threads. Really didn't want to go there. Does anyone have any suggestions for a fix for this that DOESN'T include splitting the case?

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Andrew B.

[914sgofast2]

Dropped the motor on my street car for hell hole rust repairs. As long as I had the motor out, thought I'd fix a few oil leaks, which I thought were mostly old push rod tube seals having given out. Just discovered the bolt that holds the oil pickup tube is stripped. That will definitely be a leaker too. The real fix for this is to of course split the case and heli-coil the stripped threads. Really didn't want to go there. Does anyone have any suggestions for a fix for this that DOESN'T include splitting the case?

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Andrew B.

Sounds like you have the dreaded “Type 4 Syndrome.” It’s likely that the middle cam bearing boss is cracking. The case needs to be welded to fix it, and possibly line bored. I had the same thing happen. It’s cheaper just to source another engine and use it as is or rebuild it to your liking and install it. Your current engine is probably just parts now.