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Old Feb 19, 2005 | 04:00 PM
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Helicoilinsert? or new head,I was told helicoils are junk but heads are to expensive. how hard could it be to do a helicoil right.
 
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Old Feb 20, 2005 | 09:23 PM
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it can be a hard job to fix them and the heads are expensive
 
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Old Mar 3, 2005 | 10:28 AM
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Helicoils

I have done lots of helicoils on old outboard motors with good results, mainly for spark plugs. My biggest concern is getting them straight. Where are you located? Send me an email.
 
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