[NSRCA-discussion] Heli coils

[Cameron Smith]

Lee Custom Engines
10112 Woodward Ave.
Sunland, Ca. 91040
(818) 352-3766
 
First class work when the only option was the trash bin!
 
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Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 10:07 AM
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Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Heli coils
 
Jon,
 
Do you know Clarence Lee e-mail or phone number?  
 
Thanks,
 
Vicente Bortone
 
-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: jonlowe at aol.com 

> With all of this talk on Helicoils for exhaust and glowplugs, I 
> thought I'd mention that Clarence Lee (yes, the engine guru that wrote

> for years in RCM) advertises in Model Aviation in the classified 
> section about doing inserts for glowplugs, and doing a brass insert
for 
> exhaust threads on four stroke engines. He has done several glow plug 
> inserts in OS 1.60 heads for me, and a brass exhaust insert on a
YS1.20 
> for my Dad and a friend of mine. He does exceptional work, fast, and 
> at a very reasonable price, cheaper than buying the tools to attempt
it 
> yourself, and far cheaper than a new head. And you cannot duplicate 
> what he does on exhaust threads without a whole lot of expensive 
> equipment. He has the correct machine! tools and fixtures to do it 
> right, without any danger of getting things in crooked, which is easy 
> to do with Helicoils. I cannot recommend anyone more highly. To me, 
> it just isn't worth it to attempt it myself, because I have screwed up

> helicoils before in larger sizes when I was racing cars, and it is no 
> fun even when you have more room to work than we do. 
> 
> Jon Lowe 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Bob Richards 
> To: NSRCA Mailing List 
> Sent: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 06:07:57 -0800 (PST) 
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Heli coils 
> 
> Dohhh!!! I guess that is the propshaft size of some engines I was 
> thinking of. 
> 
> And they DON"T have the 1/4-32 listed. 
> 
> Bob R. 
> 
> 
> John Ferrell wrote: 
> Did you mean 1/4-32 f! or the glow plug? 
> 
> John Ferrell 
> http://Dixie NC.US 
> 
> 
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