Oil Pump Bolt Holes

Jun 2, 2018 | 11:47 AM

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Oil Pump Bolt Holes

Rebuilding an L33 (Aluminum block 5.3)
2 of the oil pump bolts took the threads out with them.

Better idea to tap one size bigger or HeliCoil?

Jun 2, 2018 | 04:51 PM

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Jun 2, 2018 | 06:14 PM

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+1 on that...