Mashed Head gasket

Scott21 · Post by **Scott21** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 9:36 pm

The cause of the head gasket failure is the threads in the block are gone. They were held in with some sort of sealer or glue. Can I helicoil the striped threads?

Post by **wesk** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 12:02 am

I would prefer to use a solid threaded insert rather than the standard heli-coil for better holding power.

Scott21 · Post by **Scott21** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 6:51 am

Wes, Who makes a quality one?

Thanks

Scott

GPA · Post by **GPA** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 12:18 pm

Hi,
One of the best quality threaded inserts are made by Fairchild. I have used them in similar applications. They have a special design for retention. Available both metric and SAE sizes.
Zoli