Good tip on the grease Donnie... you can suppliment the grease with a magnet placed below the hole to catch anything that sneaks past the grease. Be aware that grease in the threads will cause more clamping pressure (more bolt stretch) at a given torque, so be sure not to overtighten the bolts. SC -----Original Message----- From: Donnie Schanz Jr [mailto:dcs426@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2009 12:17 PM To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Thread chasing Always. Put some grease on the tap so it catches the debris and it does not fall back into the motor. DONT FORCE THE TAP. Tight is tight, too tight is broke. Thanks Donnie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Safford" <hzf9vv@xxxxxxxxx> To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2009 11:43 AM Subject: Thread chasing > Any reason NOT to chase the intake manifold threads ( or any others > for that matter ) before I reinstall? I'm resealing the intake, timing > cover and water pump. > > Thanks, > Brian ---- Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html. ---- Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html.