<VV> Stripped Oil Pan

[Sethracer at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/30/2009 8:32:26 PM Pacific Daylight Time,  
dougmackintosh at yahoo.com writes:

1/4-20  helicoil works for me. If it is one of the holes along the side of 
the pan,  they are through holes but they don't go into the crankcase, they 
go into the  space under the pushrod tubes, so the chips will be harmless. 
I'm not sure  about the other holes at the front and back  edges.




Although I have some reservations about mentioning this, apparently a  lot 
of previous oil pan replacers of engines that ended up in my shop had no  
problem with doing it. You can screw a longer bolt through the side  holes and 
add a nut on top. You will have to be quite judicious about  torquing it 
tight. But it might let you put off the inevitable "real" fix  for a while. 
 
Seth  Emerson

C's the Day! - Corvair, Camaro, Corvette



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