Rick-rat Posted June 3, 2016 Report Share Posted June 3, 2016 Never paid before to walk in Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted June 3, 2016 Report Share Posted June 3, 2016 Get a fucking wheel chair rick. I'll donate a Canadian toonie to get you in.... 2 Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted June 3, 2016 Report Share Posted June 3, 2016 Haven't you already done enough for rick,mike? 3 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted June 3, 2016 Report Share Posted June 3, 2016 Rick is a treasure and I was simply trying to get a Crowdfunding started so we could all enjoy having his wit and humor this year at Canby. :console: 4 Quote Link to comment
Dustydukes Posted June 3, 2016 Report Share Posted June 3, 2016 I will be there. I'm still mostly a lurker on forum at this point, but I'm stoked to meet some of y'all in the flesh. Cheers! 4 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted June 4, 2016 Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 Get a.... Hi My Name Is.... sticker and write in SMOKE or Flatcat. Gato will also do. 2 Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted June 4, 2016 Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 Rather than be alienated by announcing your Ratsun status...rock a gato sticker. No one else will know. 1 Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted June 4, 2016 Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 Ima start a car club. Gatoslocos. Every event in or near Washington shall now be a gatoslocos event. Lulz. Every one except Kevin is invited. 5 Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted June 4, 2016 Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 You gonna make stickers? And Kevin is welcome at rayskids. Quote Link to comment
tdaaj Posted June 4, 2016 Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 Even if he was invited, would he show up? 1 Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted June 4, 2016 Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 Who's Ray? And what's the deal with his kids? Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted June 4, 2016 Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 I only say Kevin is not invited because I don't want to get all bent out of shape when he is invited and he decides not show up.....nanners. :poke: 1 Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted June 4, 2016 Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 You don't know bout rayskids? Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted June 4, 2016 Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 Nope. Google did nothing to help with that either. Quote Link to comment
Ranman72 Posted June 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 we are having all kinds of fun getting ready simple water pump change nope had to break the bolt then broke it flush then drilled and broke the tap the timing chain cover had some previous bad damage before so off with the head and on with a new cover the new cover looks much better then this funny noises leads to removing the starter to see whats going on and the exhaust header collector flange is toast something wrong this is supposed to be one piece Quote Link to comment
KoHeartsGPA Posted June 4, 2016 Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 WTF is up with all these broken taps lately?.....seriously!.....China? Quote Link to comment
Rhino13 Posted June 4, 2016 Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 WTF is up with all these broken taps lately?.....seriously!.....China? Yeah I had a timing cover bolt break into the block. I work across from a machine shop and he does favors, so I brought it to him and he made me disassemble the bottom end. Luckily I was building the motor, so breaking it down wasn't too big a deal. 1 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted June 4, 2016 Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 First the hole must be the correct size and not too small or the tap will have to act like a drill also. For every 1/4 to 1/3 turn in, you have to back the tap up to break off the newly cut away aluminum then forward again. Think two steps forward, one step back. Don't try to cut one continuous thread until done. Won't hurt to back it out and remove the chips every now and then also. 1 Quote Link to comment
Ranman72 Posted June 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 I was 5 or six threads in and 1/4 to 1/2 turn at a time and it broke backing it out it was a craftsman tap and I think the other ones say made in china all I know is I was on the home stretch with the tap and had to do alot more work I wanted to change the cover anyways because ot the damage behind the water pump but was going to wait till later Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted June 4, 2016 Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 If you broke the tap backing it out then you pushed on it in a lateral direction and snapped the hard steel. 1 Quote Link to comment
Ranman72 Posted June 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 If you broke the tap backing it out then you pushed on it in a lateral direction and snapped the hard steel. maybe I suck or the tool sucked it was bound up when i tried to reverse it Quote Link to comment
thisismatt Posted June 4, 2016 Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 It was probably a high carbon steel tap and not a high speed steel (HSS) tap. Most affordable sets are high carbon steel. They don't hold up as well and are prone to breaking for those of us in-the-field mechanics ;) Do yourself a favor and buy HSS taps one at a time as needed. They may cost you more per part, but do you really want to spend an extra 4-8 hours fixing a broken tap to save $10? 4 Quote Link to comment
KoHeartsGPA Posted June 4, 2016 Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 First the hole must be the correct size and not too small or the tap will have to act like a drill also. For every 1/4 to 1/3 turn in, you have to back the tap up to break off the newly cut away aluminum then forward again. Think two steps forward, one step back. Don't try to cut one continuous thread until done. Won't hurt to back it out and remove the chips every now and then also. That's how my dad used to do it and I do so the same way, I only saw a tap break on my dad once and he cursed China.....I had one break too and it was Taiwan....meh. Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted June 4, 2016 Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 maybe I suck or the tool sucked it was bound up when i tried to reverse it I know what you mean, I snapped a 16mm tap backing it out and don't know how. :Lol: Quote Link to comment
the510keeper Posted June 5, 2016 Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 I tapped some hot ass, when done I thought she was broke. However I was just fine with a big smile 2 Quote Link to comment
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