I had a stripped hole in my filler block, where
the bolts from the oil pan go up into it. I
pulled the pan, removed the block, and heli-coiled
both of those bolt holes. (The horizontal holes
that take the screws from the timing chain cover
were not stripped, probably because people used
screwdrivers instead of wrenches on them.)
After I was done, this area was 100% leakproof, and
I am happy that I will never have to worry about
having the problem re-appear. Of course, I put
sealers on
the bolts, so oil wold not leak past them.
So I definitely recommend going to the trouble to
remove the oil pan and the filler block, and fixing it
right.
Doug Braun
'72 Spit
--- Paul-Ernest Levesque <pelevesque@globetrotter.net>
wrote:
> My engine 1296 Spit MK3 1970 is now in the car and
> is leaking oil from
> front, one bolt has stripped hole (in the aluminum
> filler block). The bolt
> has about only 1/2 inches thread long with the lock
> washer on, and the bolt
> hole is about 9/16 inches deep, now if I install and
> Heli- Coil, after
> drilling the proper size for the special tap, now
> that particular tap will
> hit the bottom of the hole with the bottom of the
> hole not fully thread
> considering the end of the tap is taper.
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