Michael Marr wrote:
>
> During my latest bout of shipwright's disease, I noticed that I have a
> broken head stud on my TR. It's the one on the passenger side of the
> engine, just in front of the heater valve. The nut and top 1/2" of the
> stud were just lying there on top of the head. It looks like the stud
> has been broken a long time - I just hadn't noticed it before. So, I
> have some choices:
>
> 1) Remove the head and replace the stud. Rebuild the head while it's
> off (it needs it).
>
> 2) Try to remove the broken stud with an E-Z-Out, without removing the
> head, and replacing the stud and torquing it down and HOPING that the
> head gasket is still intact.
>
> 3) Ignore it - it's been broken for some time and the car has run OK.
>
I'd be inclined to ignore it until you start the restoration.
--
George Richardson
'57 TR3, TS15559L
(getting ready to paint - and now on the web!)
http://www.merlingroupinc.com/tr3.htm
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