What would you do?

[DJHA90]

Fuel rail bolt holes on lower intake are stripped. Lower intake is still on car. Really don't want to take lower off. What would you do to fix?

 

[sleeperstang199]

i would either try to drill it out and retap it......or what i would personally do would be to put in a heli coil.

 

[reddy351]

+1 on the Heli-Coil. NAPA carries them. Take 'em a bolt, they'll get you the correct "kit".

 

[408gt91]

+1 on the Heli-Coil. NAPA carries them. Take 'em a bolt, they'll get you the correct "kit".

 

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[Killercanary]

I also agree with the heli-coil. Do NOT run you car without the bolts installed and torqued down properly. I know a guy that had trouble getting just one of his fuel rail bolts in and it led to a fuel leak. He had to have a heli-coil put in while the intake was still on the car.

 

[BlownFiveLiter]

Paul is right, DO NOT try to run the car with the fuel rails not mounted properly. Refer to this thread for why it's a bad idea. I don't want to see another thread like that one here in 94-95. Get some helicoils and fix it. It'll be good as new.