[6pack] Supplier of bad bolts

[triumph at 2simpleusa.com]

Vance,

Do you have any info. on ARP bolts that might be suitable for connecting rod use, or would it be OK to get some good quality Gr 10 star headed bolts?  I can find ARP info for the mains and the cylinder head but not the con rods ...

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Tony Gordon
72 TR6
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>  -------Original Message-------
>  From: Navarrette, Vance <vance.navarrette at intel.com>
>  Subject: Re: [6pack] Supplier of bad bolts
>  Sent: Apr 02 '08 09:16
>  
>  John:
>  
>  BPNW has a good track record. If the bolts were bad they will
>  make good and find you some good replacements. I would also expect that
>  they would also figure out if their supplier needed to be replaced. It's
>  just a shame that there are so many suspect products out there. The good
>  news is that you spotted the problem before buttoning up the motor.
>  Having a rod bolt let loose in 500 miles would have been a whole lot
>  more inconvenient.
>  
>  Vance
>  
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: John North [mailto:johncnorth at gmail.com]
>  Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 4:26 PM
>  To: Navarrette, Vance
>  Subject: Re: Supplier of bad bolts
>  
>  I bought from BPNW.   They were County Brand, which is British, came
>  in a branded package, but I don't know the manufacturer and I'm not
>  sure that BPNW did either.   I also bought County Brand tri-metal main
>  bearings from BPNW that were made in Israel.   The bolts were a new
>  shipment they had just received, and I was the guinea pig...   I have
>  always had good products at a very good price from BPNW in the past,
>  but I agree that sometimes price is not what it's about.
>  
>  I have bought a number of Chinese made products and all have been
>  fine, but there are definitely some rough spots.   Hopefully they will
>  get it it right before we all die from low bidders disease.
>  
>  By the way, I do appreciate your consistent and faithful attention to
>  6-pack.   I got my first LBC 30 years ago, a Spitfire and would not
>  have dreamed of tackling the jobs I do now.   It is so important for
>  me that I have a group of knowledgeable people who share their time to
>  the extent you do.   Thank you.
>  
>  John North