Just a quickie for anyone in the know.

If a block is long studded (centre 6) do you have to replace the studs if you remove the Cyl head or are they fine to be re used?

Cheers

 

Re-usable Paul,just change the outer four....

 

Nice one Rob

Thanks Mate

 

usually the outer four is regular arp studs, so you dont have to swap them either.

 

Good point...

Forgot to ask if it had std cossie stretch bolts or ARP studs and nuts..

 

i've got 6 long and 4 used standard bolts........all is well

 

Looks like standard stretch bolts in the 4 corners (splined heads) but need to get a socked machined down tomorrow to fit through the head to get to the nuts so havent really looked at it tonight.

 

If they are std bolts Paul,chuck em in the bin and replace them.....

 

Always would Rob

Want this thing to be as reliable as it can be so no short cuts

Cheers,

 

cos u all know better than a major tuner who does this shit everyday....... standard 4 is well up to it........t38 32psi spike......28/29 held.......ta

 

i don't think they said the standard 4 wern't up to it, they said 'replace the standard 4' ie; don't re use the stretch bolts, get new stretch bolts

 

Pete,we know the std bolts are up to it,but you can only use them once.....they are not reusable as they stretch the first time you use them mate.....

I have std bolts in my Escos with 34psi spike and 28 psi held..

 

 

ok fair e snuff...............i use 4 used standard bolts........cos they have done most of the stretching..........my pal put a new set of 4 and his gasket went straight away.....i used 4 bolts that had been used before and have no probs............the long studs are made from a much stronger/less stretchey steel.......so used standard ones seem to fit in the mix well................

 

...the long studs are semi stretch...fine for repeated use but there must be a max number of times before you should replace lol......the outer 4 need to be new and torqued as per std.

 

look ^^^^^^ i'm only going from EXPERIENCE..........u can do what u get told.............when mine goes pop i'll say different.........

 

...you may be mate but its still wasnt wise and you may get away with it..but for the sake of what 20 quid not worth the risk IMO...but good luck

 

nothing to do with cost..........i've got plenty.............look at what i've said

 

It would have that if it ever see's he road

 

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