[DeTomaso] water pump mounting hole repair
Dave Londry
davel at emspace.com
Wed Jun 2 20:10:48 EDT 2010
I think it should be OK Doug, but I look at the pic and wince.
.
In rule-of -thumb, if you were doing a forming operation they'd say
don't go closer to the edge than D/2.
Bu in this case, if it were to break it would be the tap that would do it.
I probably wouldn't have the guts to do it if it were a prize block.
dave
Doug Braun wrote:
> Ahhhhh! I see said the blind man, as he got out his hammer and saw!
> So are you of the opinion that my way doesn't leave enough meat in the
> block?
>
> Doug
>
> -----Original Message-----
> *From:* Dave Londry [mailto:davel at emspace.com]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 02, 2010 3:16 PM
> *To:* Doug Braun
> *Subject:* Re: [DeTomaso] water pump mounting hole repair
>
> Not the lock n' stitch Doug.
> These guys.
>
>
> LNS Plugs
>
> FSP style solid plug is great for badly damaged bolt holes that
> have lost the original location or when plugging a miss-drilled hole.
> Simply install the plug and drill and tap the new hole in the
> right place.
>
>
>
> dave
>
> Doug Braun wrote:
>> The block isn't cracked so the LNS plugs don't seem like they'd be of any
>> help but I'll look into the metal-loaded epoxies.
>>
>> Doug
>>
>>
>
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