URGENT!!! Holley fuel bowl bolt thread?

Posted By: Damned67

URGENT!!! Holley fuel bowl bolt thread? - 07/26/08 12:41 PM

Hi All,
I'm supposed to be taking my car out to the strip tomorrow, but after making a jet change late this afternoon, I stripped out one of the fuel bowl bolt threads. While it's highly unlikely that anyone open tomorrow morning will sell helicoils, I thought I'd give it a shot anyway. Problem is, I can't seem to find out what the thread size is. Any one know?

Posted By: Gary67

Re: URGENT!!! Holley fuel bowl bolt thread? - 07/26/08 02:00 PM

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Hi All,
I'm supposed to be taking my car out to the strip tomorrow, but after making a jet change late this afternoon, I stripped out one of the fuel bowl bolt threads. While it's highly unlikely that anyone open tomorrow morning will sell helicoils, I thought I'd give it a shot anyway. Problem is, I can't seem to find out what the thread size is. Any one know?

I'm pretty sure it's 12 24...oddball... Holley has helicoil kits you may find in an autoparts not sure...Heading out to pinks all out...Good luck...

Posted By: Anonymous

Re: URGENT!!! Holley fuel bowl bolt thread? - 07/26/08 02:17 PM

Yup. Oddball thread. Unless you have some big, speed oriented shops in your area, you won't find them in stock. I've never figured out why people like Holley just HAD to use odd threads. Worse than firearms.

Here's at least one listing:

http://www.jegs.com/p/Holley/751717/10002/-1/11149

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00062YSXC?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&tag=nextag-auto-20&linkCode=asn

Posted By: johnnyrotten

Re: URGENT!!! Holley fuel bowl bolt thread? - 07/26/08 06:43 PM

I bought my heli coil kit at a local nut and bolt supply house. The guy at the counter said it was a common thread for locksmiths? I asked the guy at my neighborhood Ace and they had the kit as well. Good Luck

And BTW I paid $22 for the kit, I just looked at the links listed

Posted By: 500Stroker

Re: URGENT!!! Holley fuel bowl bolt thread? - 07/27/08 12:23 AM

No good for tomorrow but... I ordered the heli-coil kit form my local speed shop. He had it the next morning. $24.00. The heli-coil part number is 5521-1 for the 12-24 threads. You will also need a 15/64" drill bit.