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Old Mar 13, 2019 | 06:20 AM
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COP Thread Insert Repair

I might be waaaaaaaaaay behind the curve on this one but found a method to replace or re-set brass inserts found in the plastic intake manifolds found mostly on V8 Modular motors. Before stumbling across this in the Van's Forum I was completely unaware this was possible:


It would seem McMaster-Carr has parts and tools for this same sort of thing too. IIRC COP bolts are M5 x 0.8 size.

FWIW I came across this repair method from another member in the Full Size Vans forum who used it successfully.
 
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Old Mar 15, 2019 | 09:25 PM
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Great find JWA, my work truck has one thats spinning around when trying to tighten/untighten it.
 
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Old Mar 16, 2019 | 06:12 AM
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So glad it might be useful to some here!
 
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sweet!! excellent info
 
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