DeTomaso Mailing List: December 2000, Message #103

Mike:
	You're right, mixing these things creates potential hassles.
However, I didn't have the right tap and neither did my local
Home Depot, and I wasn't going to wait until I could get the
tap, when I really wanted to drive my new car (Was re-doing the
rear wheel bearings)! :)  Reflecting back, a couple of days wouldn't 
have mattered since the engine blew shortly after that!

Bill

On Sun, Dec 03, 2000 at 09:39:55PM -0500, MikeLDrew@aol.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 12/3/00 18:38:27, wbitner@dev.tivoli.com writes:
> 
> << This happened to me also.  I drilled and tapped the hole
>    for a 5/16 NF and this solved the problem.  Thats what the 
>    previous owner had done on another hole and it seemed to work
>    just fine.
>  >>
> 
> >>>Seems like a fine idea, but why screw around with mixing and matching 
> metric and non-metric threads?  Just buy the appropriate metric bolt and have 
> at it....
> 
> Mike