Screwed up (literally)- bolt thread issues
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Screwed up (literally)- bolt thread issues
As the title states, I screwed up. By that I mean that I might have cross threaded my distributor bolt and radiator trans cooling fitting. Just wrapping up after doing a cam and springs swap and plenum kit, and this is how I'm rewarded, right at the finish line. I was hoping to get it started up this weekend, but I might be looking at borrowing a die and thread set instead before I do anything else
What are my options for the distributor bolt? It's a HUGE pain in the rear to try and mess with, I've been trying to thread it straight for at least 3 hours, and it keeps wanting to catch the threads at an angle. I've been rinsing and repeating just trying to get it to bite straight down with no luck
What are my options for the distributor bolt? It's a HUGE pain in the rear to try and mess with, I've been trying to thread it straight for at least 3 hours, and it keeps wanting to catch the threads at an angle. I've been rinsing and repeating just trying to get it to bite straight down with no luck
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It's likely just photography playing tricks, but I swear that dist bolt is bent.
Just pull it out and measure it. If you don't have inexpensive calipers and thread pitch gauges, they're inexpensive and invaluable. Be sure to get both SAE and metric pitch gauges. In the meantime any hardware store or fastener house can help you.
I'm guessing 5/16‐18 because that's what the thermostat housing is <----- NOT a good reason!!
Just pull it out and measure it. If you don't have inexpensive calipers and thread pitch gauges, they're inexpensive and invaluable. Be sure to get both SAE and metric pitch gauges. In the meantime any hardware store or fastener house can help you.
I'm guessing 5/16‐18 because that's what the thermostat housing is <----- NOT a good reason!!
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Yeah, been looking for ways to remove the tip now. Is it a push-in type that fits in a rubber seal or is it threaded? If it's threaded I don't see any way to unscrew it unless I grab the threads and twist. Otherwise, I might just throw the whole radiator out lol, a lot less work to just put in a new one probably
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If you're going to replace the radiator anyway, I'd suggest looking at an all-aluminum radiator as a replacement option. I've had my fill of leaks at the plastic tanks over the years with the OE style radiator
here's an example
https://www.ebay.com/itm/276087131997
here's an example
https://www.ebay.com/itm/276087131997
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