Tap Tap (like knock, knock)
03-06-2005, 04:50 PM
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Tap Tap (like knock, knock) I want to pick up some taps to clean up the threads on my heads and block prior to re-installing anything. What taps do I need?
Head bolts (studs)
Header bolts
oil pump
water pump
intake manifild
I'd like to clean them all up and then use either loctite or antisieze as required.
TIA
Head bolts (studs)
Header bolts
oil pump
water pump
intake manifild
I'd like to clean them all up and then use either loctite or antisieze as required.
TIA
03-07-2005, 08:42 AM
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Put a rag on a screw driver and clean to holes out and blow it out with a high pressure air blower thats the way I do it. The coolant in the bolt hole is the main concern!
03-07-2005, 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted by LS1s R US
Put a rag on a screw driver and clean to holes out and blow it out with a high pressure air blower thats the way I do it. The coolant in the bolt hole is the main concern!
03-07-2005, 12:38 PM
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Originally Posted by 98TXFBODY
There is a tap and die kit mad for a ls1. Not sure where to get it......maybe a dealership?
I was looking just for the 3-4 common thread sizes to have on hand just in case. Nothing worse than buggered up threads in aluminum
03-07-2005, 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by 99ZEOD
Maybe I'm being a little picky but wouldn't you want to use a thread chaser instead of a tap?
