I've got a threaded insert in my '81 air-cooled Westy. It works fine if you install the insert when the case is good and dry and with some threadlock. Boston Bob in Wayland MA can set you up with what you need. He's at exit 13 off the MA turnpike, shop no. is 508-358-6264.<br><br>Sounds like it's OK for now, if it holds up.<br><br>I'll be at the Buoy in either my blue '81 Westy, or if it isn't running well enough, my white '65 panel.<br><br>-Stan Wohlfarth