Everything was going great....
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Everything was going great....
Well, I mentioned in a compression test thread that I was shaving my head. Well, I got it back and yesterday I was putting everything back together with the new gaskets and stuff. Well, when torqing the head bolts, bolt number 3 just didn't seem like it was tightening. I took it out to see the threads filled with the threads from the block! I dont know what happend, but I just about punched my self in the face. Now I am in a bind, I was wondering if anyone knew of a helicoil set that would be long enough for a head bolt thread, the people at CarQuest said they only came in a 5/8 length, but I think there has to be something longer. And would you reccomend a Helicoil if I can find one, or should I try to tap it? The head bolt is a 10mm with a 1.25 pitch. Thanks -Loren
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