Stripped the sump drain thread!!!!!

[Ward P]

once your past that point of no return ie goes soft on you, thats it boyo it farked. it might hold a bit till next service maybe just a couple of drops. Ive had a hellicoil fix that held for a while but it still leaked allbeit just a few drops. but made do with it till I was ready to change the pan which I did when it was time to flush and re-juvinate my radiator. so off it all came rad + pipes then onto the pan and checked filter basket (inside above pan) whilst pan was off, then put in a new pan. So you can put off the pan job a while till you have another jobby. But I believe a new pan is the only 100% fix, hellis are 90% and not permanent.

It's now starting to dribble around the plug. . . noooooo.

so f*** it, I've bought a new sump and gasket.

NOW. . . ,

Is there anything I should be especially carefull about when replacing the sump? (I'd really like to only do this once!!!)

It's got Standard pipes and I think I can get onto the header bolts without touching the radiator, but haven't tried the middle ones yet, and I don't have a manual.

So any hints, or warnings would be helpfull.
thanks in advance,

WARD