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Date:         Wed, 20 Feb 2002 19:28:44 EST
Reply-To:     JKrevnov@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Rico Sapolich <JKrevnov@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Getting weirder by the day! - Not really.
Comments: To: wrevens@myexcel.com
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In a message dated 2/20/02 6:36:16 PM, wrevens@MYEXCEL.COM writes:


<< What's up?  I thought Vanagons were made in Metric Germany.  Did they make
some here? >>


Walter,


No, we just improve them here.  Your English fasteners are probably the
result of stripping a hole tapped for 8MM.  The tap drill size for a 3/8 - 16
thread is 5/16 inch and 8 MM is damn close to 5/16 inch.  Once stripped, an
8MM tapped hole in aluminum can usually be tapped to 3/8 -16 without even
first drilling it to the proper tap drill size.  If the 3/8 thread gets
screwed up, there is still enough meat left to drill the hole for an 8 MM
Heli-Coil.  How fortunate for us all.


Rich
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