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Mashed Head gasket
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 9:36 pm
by Scott21
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?
Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 12:02 am
by wesk
I would prefer to use a solid threaded insert rather than the standard heli-coil for better holding power.
Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 6:51 am
by Scott21
Wes, Who makes a quality one?
Thanks
Scott
Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 12:18 pm
by GPA
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