I was putting the oil cooler studs back in all all is well until the last one. Going in nice and smooth. Bring out the wrench and half way in it binds. Okay, I'll back it out. No problem. Ha!! It don't come out. Takes a pair of vise-grips and a lever to get it out. Guess what? Mangled stud and case!!! Got a WTB in the classifieds.

Can you do an threaded insert. I kinda like Time-certs.

Dave

I think I may be able to save the case. I was going to run a clean tap into it and see what I find. If it's shot, then an insert will be the option.

Just felt obligated to add a picture of my progress so far. Here's where the coil cooler stud stripped.

One more.

Okay, I think I got it solved. Went down and bought a tap. Chased the threads, applied a liberal amount of loc-tite and it's in. Just hope it stays.

Damn! I wish I could bring my engine in the house to work on! I got the last time I got caught using the kitchen appliances for car related work. I need to be sneakier

Nice dizzy, what did you do to it? New vac unit?

You can also patch it up with a 1/4-20" standard stud or bolt..

It will screw right in since its slightly larger than a 6 mil metric unit:-0

Thats an old TIV trick..

QUOTE (newdeal2 @ Jan 18 2005, 09:09 PM)

Nice dizzy, what did you do to it? New vac unit?

Stock old dizzy. New vac unit and cleaned it up a bit.