Broken water pump bolt Pontiac 400?

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When i installed my new water pump in my Pontiac 400, they all went in fine, except for one near the bottom center. It goes in but just spins in circles like the thread on the inside is bad. There's 10 other bolts, including 2 that go straight into the block holding the pump down, so is this something I need to worry about or will it be fine with 10/11 bolts? I've also looked into helicoils a little bit, but am not sure if that would work because the water pump bolts are special sizes and i'd have to damage the pump to make it a wider circumference..
 
most like its strip either bolt or treads guess you over tighten it .. it dont take that much to hold it on and helicoils you can buy to fit what sizes your needing get a new bolt as well most any parts store wil help you and next tiem screw in bolt run it up and then one more check to se if its tight dont need much on most bolts to get them tight and if you want to do it right get a torque wench
 
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