With the TR2 engine out and head off, I decided to remove one of the studs
where I had seen water bubbling up while the engine was running, I discovered
water/liquid in the bottom of the stud hole, removed them all and the same in
all. Cleaned them out copper grease on the thread and put them back, I guess it
is OK to use copper grease here? The worrying issue is the amount of corrosion
on two of the studs, at the top of the thread (block end) These are new studs
from Moss UK, and remembering this engine has not run more than a mile and some
stationary running in the garage. This is clearly a quality issue, not for the
first time when buying from the "big boys". Can anybody tell me where I might
buy some GOOD QUALITY studs.
Regards
John
1954 TR2
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