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Topic: I love Helicoil!!
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Gearhead
Gearhead Posts: 2164
From: Vancouver Island, Great Wet North
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 12-05-2002 02:35 PM
   
LOL!! Had my first opportunity to use a Helicoil kit the other day. I was swapping intake manifolds on my 79 Pace Car (taking off a borrowed intake and putting on a Performer 289 that I picked up cheap) when the rear driver side carb stud decided to pull the threads out of my "new" manifold.  Ah crap!!  I then remembered someone singing the praises of Helicoil on the internet, and decided to give it a try (cheaper than a new intake!).Well, here's another satisfied customer! Easy, quick and the final product seems stronger than the original threads. Woohoo!!  Even better is that the car fired right up last night with no leaks or problems. Gotta love that. I've put the original valve covers and air cleaner assembly back on the car, in place of the Motorsport dress-up kit, and painted the intake Ford blue to match the rest of the engine. To the uninitiated the car looks stock now when you open the hood, except for the Ford Racing blue plug wires, and lack of emissions hoses.  ------------------
Cheers,
Ian
M&M Member #395
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'79 Mustang Indy 500 Pace Car
Ian's Pace Car Website
Vancouver Island Mustang Association Website
Indy Pace Car Registry of Mustangs Official Website "A friend will bail you out of jail after you do something stupid... a real friend will be sitting beside you saying 'That was SO COOL!!'".
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 33371
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 12-05-2002 03:10 PM
All hail to Helicoil! ------------------
'70 Mustang Mach 1 - '72 Mustang Sprint - '94 F-150 Be sure to remember our sponsors, Mustangs Plus, NPD, and Osborn Reproductions.
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Mario428
Journeyman Posts: 61
From: Charlottetown, PEI, Canada
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 12-05-2002 04:31 PM
Helicoils are stronger than the original especially in aluminum. Used to do a lot of aircraft machining and all tapped holes were for helicoil.
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mustang68mustangs
Gearhead Posts: 282
From: pittsburgh,pa.usa
Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 12-05-2002 08:36 PM
Helicoils have saved my *** a few times!!
Bob
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69 Sportsroof
Gearhead Posts: 1202
From: Valley, Alabama, USA
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 12-06-2002 11:51 AM
That's interesting. I had suggested to someone a year or two ago about using a heli coil in an exhaust manifold and was chastised to no end by the moderator of the group. It's good to hear that someone else has had the same good experiences with this product that I've had. BTW - it wasnt' on M & M. It was a newsgroup called Rec.Alt.Manufacturer.Ford.Mustang or something like that.
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Just Strokin
Gearhead Posts: 754
From: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Registered: Dec 2001
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posted 12-06-2002 01:36 PM
I have even HeliCoil'd the balancer bolt on a 351C and ran the crank in my drag car for a number of years.
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steve'66
Gearhead Posts: 6522
From: Sonoma,CA,USA
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 12-07-2002 10:52 PM
I gotta heli-coil a lower intake bolt hole in my daughter's 3.8L stang. I'm sure they make metric helicoils, right?SteveW
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mustang68mustangs
Gearhead Posts: 282
From: pittsburgh,pa.usa
Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 12-07-2002 11:19 PM
Yes, NAPA sells em'
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steve'66
Gearhead Posts: 6522
From: Sonoma,CA,USA
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 12-07-2002 11:50 PM
Thanks Mustang66mustangs!SteveW
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