Posted By: ozymaxwedge
Broken bolts - 05/08/18 03:23 AM
Just had to post.
Last night my young bloke pulls the valve covers off his 440 that is in his Aussie Valiant because it has been leaking a bit of oil from the cover bolts, lucky he spotted the head of a Manley head bolt sitting in the oil next to a valve spring. Managed to wind the leftover stud out and replaced the bolt with another I had. Looking to buy new now.
This morning my 547 engine has been sitting on the stand as a complete refreshed short motor for 2 months, I turned it over and the head of a ARP rod bolt fell off !!!
Both of these are fresh builds but we used the old bolts.
Whats next
Last night my young bloke pulls the valve covers off his 440 that is in his Aussie Valiant because it has been leaking a bit of oil from the cover bolts, lucky he spotted the head of a Manley head bolt sitting in the oil next to a valve spring. Managed to wind the leftover stud out and replaced the bolt with another I had. Looking to buy new now.
This morning my 547 engine has been sitting on the stand as a complete refreshed short motor for 2 months, I turned it over and the head of a ARP rod bolt fell off !!!
Both of these are fresh builds but we used the old bolts.
Whats next