Gotdecibels
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- 1997 explorer 4.0 sohc
I have a 97 4.0 sohc explorer that i replaced injectors, upper and lower intake gaskets on however i have 3 out of 8 stripped threads when screwing down the upper intake, the other 5 i didnt torque to spec because im afraidof stripping them to. How can i go about fixing this? Will a helicoil work with plastic threads? I tried teflon tape but that didnt help. Id rather not take the upper intake back off but i will if i need to.
Seems like a poor design to use course thread wood screws into plastic and torque to 23 ft/lbs
Seems like a poor design to use course thread wood screws into plastic and torque to 23 ft/lbs