A 3/8-16 helicoil will have 16 threads per inch on the outside, not 14. 
 
The reason you will not find an adapter like you want is that the minor diameter of the 7/16-14 thread is .360 and the major diameter of the 3/8-16 thread is .375. If you try to cut 3/8-16 threads inside a 7/16-14 bolt the 3/8-16 threads will actually cut through the root of the 7/16-14 threads. I just tried this to see if it would work and it didn't. I took a picture, but couldn't upload it where I am right now.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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						Last edited by big gear head; 01-30-2018 at 08:24 PM.
					
					
				
			
		
		
		
	
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