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[PSloan]

well - went to rethread the cylinder head and the fucker had already been helicoiled and crossthreaded again. Helicoil came out, words exchanged, ect ect. Fuckin cars, man. Fortunately i have a rebuilt cylinder head laying around and most of the gaskets. What parts other than a gasket set should I get here??

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[Guest Anonymous]

well - went to rethread the cylinder head and the fucker had already been helicoiled and crossthreaded again. Helicoil came out, words exchanged, ect ect. Fuckin cars, man. Fortunately i have a rebuilt cylinder head laying around and most of the gaskets. What parts other than a gasket set should I get here??

@$%#$ %&$&^#$!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I feel your pain Pat... I just installed my new to me used motor and now I'm thinking of replacing the head with a fresh one I have on the shelf...

I should have done it when it was on the engine stand but I was too lazy...

At least the head change is straight forward... I once saw the Cunningham BMW team change a head in 20 minutes @ the Monterey Historics...

All I can think of is you should have the timing cover surfaced with the head or it may leak around those areas...

[adrenaline]

Sorry to hear that. I thought you had it all worked out earlier. I wished I lived closer I would come over and help.

Good luck and let us know how it goes.

[pkbinplano]

car.

[Mike Self]

machine shop with heliarc capabilities can weld up the bad spark plug hole and then recut/retap it for you a lot cheaper than a new head--esp if the old head is otherwise good.

cheers

mike

[mikem]

(nt)

[Marty]

Why not reinstall a new heli coil it's threads are probably ok. hte only problem may be breaking the tang off the heli coil after its been installed.

[punchesdfw]

well - went to rethread the cylinder head and the fucker had already been helicoiled and crossthreaded again. Helicoil came out, words exchanged, ect ect. Fuckin cars, man. Fortunately i have a rebuilt cylinder head laying around and most of the gaskets. What parts other than a gasket set should I get here??

@$%#$ %&$&^#$!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pat, If the Helicoil screwed out, It's no big deal. Just install a new Heli-Coil. It's a heck of a lot easier than changing the head. But, If you still have the head off the spare engine, it's newly rebuilt. Even the head bolts are new.

[PSloan]

We're going to decide what to do this weekend. It's not a big deal - just frustrating.