At 02:39 PM 3/23/02 , Bill Miller wrote:
>I have been under the belief that head studs are only to be put in the block
>as tight as you can get them with your fingers only. Not to tighten them in
>with a wrench. Am I wrong in this belief??
I agree. I think it would be a bad idea to tighten them into the block any more
than
finger-tight.
>Also, speaking of head studs. The new studs I got for my Spit MK2 have a
>groove cut into the threads on one side. I haven't seen this before. Does
>this groove go into the block? What is it's purpose? I *guess* that it
>goes into the block and it give a path for any crud or oil to get out as you
>put in the stud. That's just a guess, correct me if I'm wrong.
That was always my assumption.
Doug Braun
'72 Spit
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