Try your best not to damage that elbow. They are outrageously expensive if you can find one. I dressed the threads in the block using a pipe nipple that I cut grooves in the threads and it worked. You do have to go very slowly on the threads because I was cautioned that just using brute force can crack the block. Remember that area gets a heat treatment each time the engine is run so it can be a real job to get that elbow out. I used a lot of penetrating fluid and about a weeks time. Also be sure to vacuum out the hole once the threads are fixed up to remove any debris.
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