[Healeys] Helicoils in SU carbs

[Fred Wescoe]

Lin,

On my BJ7, I simply ran a tap thru the hole to create threads in the body.
I measured the original hole size with a drill until I found one that would
not pass thru.  One fraction size larger worked for me.  Then I used 2
bolts on each carb that matched the tap size.

Keep it simple.

Fred
66 BJ8



On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 10:17 AM, Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:

> I think it would depend entirely on the size of bolt you would use.   Note
> the coil kits usually don't come with the drill bit you need to oversize
> the holes before tapping for the coil, and it's usually some oddball 64ths
> size.
>
> FWIW, it sounds like a good idea as I have K&N filters on my BJ8, and they
> are indeed a PITA to install (unfortunately, I'd still have to deal with
> the stupid little acorn nuts on the outer side of the filters).
>
> Bob
>
> ------------------------------
> *From: *"Linwood Rose" <linwoodrose at mac.com>
> *To: *"healeylist" <Healeys at autox.team.net>
> *Sent: *Friday, September 23, 2016 3:50:30 AM
> *Subject: *[Healeys] Helicoils in SU carbs
>
> Who has used helicoils in their carb bodies so one doesn't have to put
> nuts on the back of the carbs when installing K&N or other air cleaners?
> Fiddling with the bolt head or nut from the back side of the carb is a
> pain. I believe I have read that some have used helicoils in the carb so
> solve this problem.
>
> What size helicoil is used? In my case I am using HD6 carbs if that
> matters.
>
> Thank you!
>
> Lin
>
>
>
>
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