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Old Aug 12, 2010 | 12:03 AM
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need help with 390 FE

ok i am regasketing my recant 390 purchase and removed the intake. there is a tube on the intake that holds a small peice of heater hose that crosses to the water pump. the tube is rused bad and i tore what was left of it out with a vise-grip. now i dont know how to put a new one in, it aint threaded. the origional was pressed in. should i thread it and put a thread in strait fitting from the parts store or do i have to press in another one. anyone had this problem and if so what was your fix.... thanks
 
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Old Aug 12, 2010 | 02:26 AM
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had the same problem years ago as those tubes seem to rust out drill and tap for a pipe thread brass nipple just make sure to start straight and use lots of pipe dope it will work good regurds joe
 
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