[T2] 1800 cc engine intake manifold fasteners

[John Dillon]

I stripped one of the studs in the oil plate thing in my type 1 engine - I was looking for an 6 X 8 mm stud to fix it - old Rolf was worried about the 8mm side as he felt there was not a lot of metal to play with - john from John's Bug Shop said the same thing and he recommended helicoil - old Rolf stopped by and tapped the hole to sae size slightly larger than 6mm - worked perfectly - cheap and simple 

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> On Nov 5, 2015, at 9:31 PM, John Sheldon <sheldon67 at verizon.net> wrote:
> 
> 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 
> 
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