stripped intake ARP stud
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Fleet Mechanic
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stripped intake ARP stud
Hey guys, was putting on my new weiand stealth intake manifold this weekend, bought the ARP studs to use. when i was torquing down the front stud which is closer to the thermostat housing, it stripped out of the head. see pic below. Wondering what my options are without removing the intake and using heli-coil. What a pain in the butt.....
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Fleet Mechanic
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took out the stud, grabbed a longer bolt, wrapped some thin copper wire around the threads and was able to torque it down to 15-20 ft lbs. gonna have to do for now. Im not about to tear into the intake again. not my dream motor anyways. wanna get the truck driving again, and build a 408 stroker as i am enjoying the truck
I haven't put coolant back in the truck yet. when i do, if the intake leaks right around that bolt, then i'll consider redoing the intake and heli-coil the head.
I haven't put coolant back in the truck yet. when i do, if the intake leaks right around that bolt, then i'll consider redoing the intake and heli-coil the head.
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Good luck, but really taking your time that is an hour job to put in a helicoil, especially with no water in the block. I don't have the kind of luck to gamble with fixes like that, no doubt I would be 3 hours from home when it let loose.
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I agree with Ross. There is a small gap there that probably shouldn't be. A good fix on aluminum is a Timesert. Better than a Helicoil. Not sure it would work in this application but well worth checking into. They use them on the 5.4's and such when they blow out a sparkplug. I've done the wire thing in a pinch and they hold for a while
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I will check out that gap when I get home today that does not look right.
I agree with Ross. There is a small gap there that probably shouldn't be. A good fix on aluminum is a Timesert. Better than a Helicoil. Not sure it would work in this application but well worth checking into. They use them on the 5.4's and such when they blow out a sparkplug. I've done the wire thing in a pinch and they hold for a while
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I think it was a weird angle I took the picture. There doesn't seem to be a gap. The gasket makes it look like a space
I agree with Ross. There is a small gap there that probably shouldn't be. A good fix on aluminum is a Timesert. Better than a Helicoil. Not sure it would work in this application but well worth checking into. They use them on the 5.4's and such when they blow out a sparkplug. I've done the wire thing in a pinch and they hold for a while
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I would definitely take care of that correctly now if it was me. Eventually you will have to fix it, possibly after the first start up. I'd suggest to do it before you add the coolant and all that. Like mentioned, its a quick fix at this point. It will be more work to do later. But its your truck, do what you want.
Personly if I took a short cut I wouldnt be able to stop thinking about it sitting there like a ticking time bomb. I guess I think that way because I did those things when I was young and learned its better to just take the extra time to do it right. Good luck with it either way.
Personly if I took a short cut I wouldnt be able to stop thinking about it sitting there like a ticking time bomb. I guess I think that way because I did those things when I was young and learned its better to just take the extra time to do it right. Good luck with it either way.
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