<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div><span>David,</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span> A thread chaser does not remove any metal. Maybe you are thinking that I was talking about using a regular tap to chase the threads, which I would not do.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>Mike</span></div> <div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div style="display: block;" class="yahoo_quoted"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida
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I certainly would not recommend chasing the threads. Instead clean
with kerosene or soap and water. Use a bottle brush or similar. You
really don't want to remove ANY metal... use a small amount of
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<div class="yiv3601323631yqt7759494502" id="yiv3601323631yqtfd14270"><div class="yiv3601323631moz-cite-prefix">On 1/14/2015 11:12 AM, rrengineer.mike
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reasonable b price? In that vein, what is the coarse thread
size for the head Studs on the four cylinder model so I can buy
a thread chaser tap.</div>
<div>Mike MacLean</div>
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Porter Custom Bicycles
2909 Arno St. NE
Albuquerque, NM 87107
505-352-1378
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