[Healeys] Helicoils in SU carbs

[i erbs]

Thanks,
 That was my thinking on the matter

Ira Erbs
Portland,OR
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On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 7:48 AM, Fred Wescoe <fredwescoe at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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