Stripped oil pick up tube bolt??

[skeeters65]

Well I was installing my new AutoKraft oil pand and stripped out the pickup tube bolt.. The one near the front of the motor..

When I took out the bolt half of the threads came with it..

What do I do now??

Helicoil??

Thanks

[pist0lpete]

Are you talking about where the oil pickup tube bolts to the oil pump? If so you would probably best served to just buy a new oil pump.

[TitoJones]

Sorry to hear that. The threads are part of the internal oil pump, so it will need to replaced. I'd recommend a blueprinted one from Katech.

Tyler

[skeeters65]

How do you get the pump out??
How much and where to get a Katech??
Thanks

[skeeters65]

So I went to Katech's website.. Can they pumps be had for less than their price of $150.00??

Also can someone tell me what I need to do to swap the pumps??

Thanks

[pist0lpete]

The going rate for a ported pump seems to be around $130-$150. Knowing the quality of Katech's shop I am sure theirs are the best as far as the ported ones go. You can buy a stock LS6 pump for around $90. Thats what I did and ported and shimmed it myself. Pretty easy to do with a little reasearch and a dremel.