[T2] 1800 cc engine intake manifold fasteners

[DurocShark]

I stripped the heads on my intakes once on my 73. I was able to use an
angle drill to drill them out and helicoil them in the bus. Not
recommended, but when you're stuck on the side of the road...

On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 6:58 PM, John Sheldon <sheldon67 at verizon.net> wrote:

> It's in the head.  I thought the same thing about the studs stripping
> first.  In one case, threads in head are smooth all the way that you can
> see.  Strange actually.
>
> Bob:  I see the studs at Bus Depot.  Thanks.
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On Nov 5, 2015, at 9:49 PM, Dan Bessom <grtfldan at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > J
> > Are the threads in the head stripped? If not I would try some loctite.
> Its normally the exhaust studs that will strip.
> > Dan
> >
> >> On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 9:38 PM, <accessys at smart.net> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> I think Bus Depot has some 8/10mm studs with one end being 8 and the
> other 10mm.  I would tap at 10mm and keep the engine metric and the studs
> are made for this type of thing
> >>
> >> Bob
> >>
> >> On Thu, 5 Nov 2015, John Sheldon wrote:
> >>
> >>> Date: Thu, 05 Nov 2015 21:31:48 -0500
> >>> From: John Sheldon <sheldon67 at verizon.net>
> >>> To: type2 at type2.com
> >>> Subject: [T2] 1800 cc engine intake manifold fasteners
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> In final stages of installing a long block stock engine that I
> purchased in a 74 bus.  Have all the tin, etc. installed.
> >>>
> >>> When I installed manifolds, the studs started spinning in at least two
> of the eight studs.
> >>>
> >>> I had torqued to 14 ft lbs - maybe a wee bit more.
> >>>
> >>> I thought helicoil to repair but getting strong advice against this.
> >>>
> >>> Instead advice is to oversize/tap the two holes using English threads
> since size will be only slightly larger than 8 mm.
> >>>
> >>> Any thoughts?
> >>>
> >>> Am a newcomer to list.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>>
> >>> John
> >>>
> >>> Sent from my iPad
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