[T2] 1800 cc engine intake manifold fasteners

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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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