Where to Locate an A/C Bracket for a Chevy 250? - 08/04/08 09:41 PM
Where to Locate an A/C Bracket for a Chevy 250?
I am looking for an A/C Bracket for my current rebuild, a 250. when I bought the car, there was an existing A/C bracket that used 2 head bolts (driver side) to secure the bracket in place. After a blown head gasket recently and when the head was pulled, A crack on the front drivers side hole is seen. The threads are stripped in this location and there is a crack that is to the front of the engine, this is also the place where the blown head gasket occurred. Since this is my daily, I JB welded a stud in place and made the necessary repairs. 1,000 miles later, it is holding up okay, though there is a small coolant leak in the vicinity, gee, I wonder where it could be coming from.
Long story short, while I am driving on the current cracked block and the rebuild is underway, where or what to use for an A/C bracket that will not use head bolts?
I am looking for an A/C Bracket for my current rebuild, a 250. when I bought the car, there was an existing A/C bracket that used 2 head bolts (driver side) to secure the bracket in place. After a blown head gasket recently and when the head was pulled, A crack on the front drivers side hole is seen. The threads are stripped in this location and there is a crack that is to the front of the engine, this is also the place where the blown head gasket occurred. Since this is my daily, I JB welded a stud in place and made the necessary repairs. 1,000 miles later, it is holding up okay, though there is a small coolant leak in the vicinity, gee, I wonder where it could be coming from.
Long story short, while I am driving on the current cracked block and the rebuild is underway, where or what to use for an A/C bracket that will not use head bolts?