intake problem
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intake problem
ok so I have this nice S code intake and last night I went to go clean it and noticed that my water by pass is serverly rusted and rotted to the point of being non useable..can I replace this pieace and if so how?? Can I pull one off another intake and tap it into mine? Or is it intake shopping time again
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No worries, I drilled mine out very carefully, pipe threaded and installed a brass nipple w/ no prob's yet. You can also take it to your local machinist and have him do it reasonably priced if you're not able to.
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Ya I work in a shop so I had all the tools at my fingers. I used a brass pipe that pops gave me that was already threaded on one end so I just found the matching tap and tapped out the manifold. You've gotta be dead on center though b/c you're tapping cast iron and it is very brittle. It will either tap or just tear chunks of iron out and then you're up the creek. Get a price from your local machinist. Couldn't imagine it being more than 40-50 bucks.
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If the hole is the intake is not badly rotted/pitted you can install a stock size tube. Tap it in with some locktight/sealer etc...on it and go. DSC has them for $2 or NAPA I'd imagine would have them. Local plumbing house/HD might have something the same size. Pretty easy fix.
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No. I believe ya would destroy a used one trying to get it out. Clean it all up and make sure ya have no other problems than take it to a shop and have a pipe nipple put in.
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