As I recall Ira said the fitting was cross-threaded. If he wants to repair
it he should use an insert--if he only wants to fix it he may as well use
JB Weld.
Best--Michael Oritt
On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 4:08 PM, Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:
> I have a roll of this. Good for when the liquid just won't do (runs off
> too fast), but it's not for thread repair.
>
> Also, very expensive ($20+ for a roll).
>
>
> Bob
>
>
> --------------------------------
> Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
>
> Loctite has a product called Quicktape 249. I have not used it but it
> is a medium strength thread locker tape like there blue liquid
> product. I believe it would be good for your application. Check it
> out at the Loctite website.
>
> John
>
> At 07:02 PM 11/14/2011 +0000, Bob Spidell wrote:
> >Is it a machine or pipe thread? Either way, I believe there are
> >thread inserts available; I'd go with that (use red threadlocker to
> >both lock and seal the threads on the outside of the insert). No
> >goop, tape, etc. is going to do the job (for long).
> >Bob
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >
> >
> >Howdy,
> >My son and I replaced the radiator in his Aerostar Ford van, The top
> >Automatic tranny line got cross threaded. Has anyone come up with a fix?
> >Ira Erbs
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