<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">I re-use the ARP head studs. Don’t have any stock “critical" bolts/studs in my race engine.<br class=""><div><br class=""><div class="">On Mar 9, 2021, at 3:48 PM, Henry A. Morrison via Fot <<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" class="">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta charset="UTF-8" class=""><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class="">In 39 years of British cars, I've never replaced a head stud, never had a head stud failure. Broken most everything else...........except for coils, never had a bad coil............</div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class="">Henry Morrison</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana-Bold; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class=""><div style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div id="Signature" class=""><div class=""><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">Sent from<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://aka.ms/weboutlook" class="">Outlook</a><br class=""></div></div></div></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana-Bold; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class=""><div id="appendonsend" class=""></div><div style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><hr tabindex="-1" style="display: inline-block; width: 884.9375px;" class=""><div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr" class=""><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class="">From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Triumphs <<a href="mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net" class="">triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> on behalf of Greg Lemon <<a href="mailto:grglmn@gmail.com" class="">grglmn@gmail.com</a>><br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Tuesday, March 9, 2021 12:14 PM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Cliff Hansen <<a href="mailto:cliff_hansen@outlook.com" class="">cliff_hansen@outlook.com</a>><br class=""><b class="">Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>list Triumph <<a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net" class="">triumphs@autox.team.net</a>><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [TR] would any of you re-use head studs?</font><div class=""> </div></div><div class=""><div dir="auto" class="">I know some people always replace them, I have never replaced them and never had a problem with head gaskets or heads--the includes Sprite/Midget, MGB, 4 and 6 cylinder TR, and big Healey.<div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class="">Somebody, maybe Randall, said run a good nut up and down the thread, if stretched it will bind.</div><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class="">Greg Lemon, TR250</div></div><br class=""><div class="x_gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="x_gmail_attr">On Tue, Mar 9, 2021, 1:06 PM Cliff Hansen <<a href="mailto:cliff_hansen@outlook.com" class="">cliff_hansen@outlook.com</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="x_gmail_quote" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div lang="EN-US" style="word-wrap: break-word;" class=""><div class="x_m_-2488180878004560899WordSection1"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">I respect your collective advice and experience. The 4A’s head is at the machinist for a cleanup (head gasket failure). Would any of you re-use the head studs, or would you replace them? They are likely original, and even if not, have been in place for at least 25 years. I have my thoughts on this, but am interested in yours.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">Thanks,</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">Cliff</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">Sent from<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" class="">Mail</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>for Windows 10</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></div></div></div>**<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" class="">triumphs@autox.team.net</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>**<br class=""><br class="">Donate:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank" class="">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br class="">Archive:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank" class="">http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs</a> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.team.net/archive" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank" class="">http://www.team.net/archive</a><br class=""><br class="">Unsubscribe/Manage:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/grglmn@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank" class="">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/grglmn@gmail.com</a><br class=""></blockquote></div></div></div><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); 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