Q&A

Thanks Dave,
This leak is on the metal hose nipple that is screwed into the composit manifold. The threads in the manifold are stripped and coolant leaks. I was hoping there was a repair insert or a fix for the stripped threads. The rest of the manifold is sound.
Thanks for replying - Kelly

Just to confirn,, there is no fix for that nipple. The only repair is to replace the intake. Sorry about that.

I am going to try to use a two-part epoxy after cleaning both mating surfaces thoroughly. I plan to scuff each part in order for the epoxy to adhere. If this works I will let you know.

Hi Dave,
We ended up tapping the hole with a 3/8" NPT tap (3/8 tapered pipe) and screwing a standard 3/8" copper pipe nipple into the port. So far - so good. Worse case - it will leak and I'll have to replace the manifold.

Definitely an "outside the box" approach, and one that sounds good. Nice work, and right attitude.