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Dale Rogers <rogersda@cox.net> wrote:

"""
    Tap it out with a pipe thread and put a pipe plug in
  it.  It would be a good idea to remove the housing from
  the engine, first.  8)
  
    Oh! And remember, pipe threads are _tapered_ - don't
  run the tap in too deep.
"""

The trick to achieving proper thread depth with a tapered pipe tap is to have 
5-7 threads showing on the tap (above or outside the hole) when you're done. 
 I've marked all my pipe taps with a ring of nail polish at thread 6 down from 
the driven end as an indicator.  Works great.

     <Marv>