<div dir="auto">That elbow is just pressed in.   Can be twisted out.   Take it out and tap the hole.   I'd use a BSPP tap.  A BSPP plug which takes a copper washer can be used to make a professional looking job.   If the manifold is on the engine fill the tap with grease to catch the chips.<div dir="auto"> More work, nice looking fix.</div><div dir="auto">Frank </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Sep 8, 2025, 5:31 PM Max Heim <<a href="mailto:mvheim@sonic.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">mvheim@sonic.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="line-break:after-white-space">Ah, that’s a good idea...<br id="m_6652667660353369830m_2713755905833087104lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div>
--<br>Max Heim<br>'66 MGB

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