MikeZ28TA

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One of the holes on the block is stripped on the passenger side. I dunno how it happened. Will I be ok just having 3 bolts? If not, and I need an insert how in the world would I get a drill in there to do an insert. I don't want to remove the engine really. Any help is appreicated. It's been many hours chaning motor mounts and I'm in home stretch and now have this issue.

.boB

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You really should try and do a thread repair. Heli-Coil (or similar) would probably be the easiest, since their installation tools are smaller than Time-Sert's. And Heli-Coil is a bit cheaper.

Getting a drill in there could be a royal pain. You'll need right angle drill, or a flexible shaft attachement. I don't have enough use for a right angle drill to justify the expense. But I do need one every now and then. So I bought an attachement from Sears for a lot less. So far, that has worked well for me.

JRENIGAR

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On what side of the engine is the bolt hole stripped? Drivers side pulls up under a load and is more critical. Pass side just pushes down and shouldnt be a big deal if the 3 others are good. Is it just a stockish driver or a drag car with high hp?

Fry_

I'd leave it with three bolts and delete this thread and pretend it never happened.

WS6wanted

I would try running a tap through the hole first and see if that fixes it. It cant hurt. I stripped the pedistal hole on my motor mounts and the helicoil and insert kit was 80+ dollars for me. I ended up buying an entire 50 piece tap and die set for 40 bucks, ran the right tap through and it worked. I didnt have enough room to use the tap handle tool in the engine bay, i used a racheting tool i use for air conditioners which was perfect.

Here is a link to air cond. valve tool i used, looks like a ratcheting wrench but is square instead of hex.

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MikeZ28TA

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It's the passenger side. It gonna have 228r cam and 243 heads so not huge horsepower. I appreciate the responses. How do i know which Helicoil i need?

lsxRanger94

I think its a 10mm x 1.5 thread.

JRENIGAR

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Man Id run that bitch like Secretariat at the Kentucky derby!