RE: Coolant leak

[Rich Kinsley <rlkinsley@xxxxxxxxx>]

Herb wrote:
> 
> Put studs in the four outside or end holes. Bolts strip easily and tend 
> to
> leak as you found out. I would put some sealant on each stud also if you
> choose to install them! I hope you did not but if you did strip the 
> hole,
> use heavy grease packed around the bit and the tap, drilling & taping 
> the
> hole. Drill slow and tap slow and the grease should capture the 
> shavings.
> After drilling & taping run water through rinsing the residual shavings 
> out
> of the hole if you leave the heads on. The best way to drill & tap the 
> heads
> for a heli coil, is off the engine. That way you know their are no 
> shavings
> flowing around in the cooling system. Just my suggestion. 
>  
> Herb 
>  
> 1963 Fury 2D/HT ? Yet 
> 1963 Sport Fury Convertible 361 
> 1970 Challenger RT 440 
> 1999 Durango SLT 5.9 
> 2006 300-C Heritage 5.7 
> 2008 SRT-8 Magnum 6.1 
> St. Louis, MO. 
> 
> 
> -------Original Message------- 
>  
> From: Paul Lennemann 
> Date: 08/25/08 22:01:14 
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx 
> Subject: coolant leak 
>  
>  
> Tonight I worked on some of the bugs that showed up after getting the 
> Engine in yesterday. One of the problems was a couple of coolant leaks 
> From the exhaust header bolts. I was using bolts that were 1 1/2" long. 
> On a couple of the holes they bottomed out before getting tight. So I 
> Got some shorter bolts and started with the last one on the back of the 
> Left head which had been leaking. I found out that there are only @ 
> 1/2" or so of good threads as the shorter one would "strip out" when you 
> 
> Started to get them tight. So I went back to the longer bolt which seems 
> 
> Not to be too long in this case. I slathered it up good with thread 
> Sealant and crossed my fingers. If this continues to leak what are my 
> Options, heli coil or???? And if it needs a heli coil can that be done 
> With the head on the motor, or does it need to come off? 
> Paul L. 
> '63 Sport Fury 
> 440/727 
> http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/ml-lennemann63.html 
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>  Studs are a good idea for you in that location Paul. You do have room 
>  for it whereas I didn't. I have taps, both tapered and bottoming if you 
>  want to clean it up first.



Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies


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