You might want to check out Time-Sert and Keensert if you have an application where strength is an issue. I've had better luck with Time-sert than with Helicoils. But, it is a personal preference. 
  
Todd 

----- Original Message -----

From: "Stuart MacMillan" <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM> 
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM 
Sent: Friday, November 8, 2013 9:51:43 AM 
Subject: Re: machine shop recommendations (vancouver) 

Any automotive machine shop will have this.  Machinist will likely have to 
drill out the broken bolts but will be able to repair it with Helicoil 
inserts (hopefully).  Worth it for a part you can't get anymore. 

Good luck! 

Stuart 

From: carchrae@gmail.com [mailto:carchrae@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Tom 
Carchrae 
Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 9:10 AM 
To: Stuart MacMillan 
Cc: Vanagon mailing list 
Subject: machine shop recommendations (vancouver) 

On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 8:58 AM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> 
wrote: 

Take that thermostat housing to a machine shop with a hot tank and soak it. 
That should clean it up even if it is epoxy, and have them remove the broken 
bolts. 

Thanks Stuart.  That is a very sensible suggestion - especially the bolts 
part. 

Vancouver persons; do you have any recommendations of shops that would do 
this?  Otherwise, I'll try yellow pages. 

Thanks all, 

Tom