RK
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| posted on 17/4/07 at 09:57 PM |
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engine advice wanted
I have a Toyota 22re engine out of an 84 Celica GTS, with a rebuilt W58 transmission. Due to some idiocy on my part, I managed to strip some threads
out of a cover (not the valve cover, nor the water pump, one on the other side). I wanted to replace the gasket. The bolt broke, and my extraction
efforts were for nought. It is going to cost me to get it out, weld in a new bit, and retap the hole. I might as well get the head reported and
polished at the same time. This will all cost $$$. I really wanted to use this, and when the time came, replace it with a new JDM 4A GE, which I can
get for a very good price.
1. Can I just use JB Weld, and hope it doesn't leak? This avoids having to remove the head and ancillaries.
2. Now, I'm thinking of calling the 22re a learning experience, avoiding putting good money after bad, and going ahead with the 4A.
What do you think?
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RazMan
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| posted on 17/4/07 at 10:15 PM |
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Can you get a Helicoil in there?
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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DIY Si
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| posted on 17/4/07 at 10:19 PM |
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What does the bolt hold in? You could helicoil it, or if it's not that important, just JB weld a stud in.
“Let your plans be dark and as impenetratable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
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Chippy
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| posted on 17/4/07 at 10:21 PM |
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I would say that JB weld would do the job fine. I have used it to repair a boat propellor, repair a cracked cylinder block and also fill a hole in a
manifold, which I then drilled and tapped, and they all worked fine. Bloody wonderful stuff. HTH Ray
To make a car go faster, just add lightness. Colin Chapman - OR - fit a bigger engine. Chippy
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RK
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| posted on 17/4/07 at 10:24 PM |
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The helicoil idea sounded good in theory; it just didn't work!! I am going to try the JB. If it leaks, I will retap another hole and try
another bolt. Thank you very much everyone!
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