[Healeys] rocker shaft nuts

[Mark and Kathy]

Are you sure those aren't Grade 8 nuts.   Brass nuts should definitely not 
be used there.     Do they stick to a magnet.   I can't imagine an engine 
rebuilder making that mistake with brass nuts.

Mark


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bruce Starke" <bstarke at redshift.bc.ca>
To: "Healeys" <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2007 12:20 PM
Subject: [Healeys] rocker shaft nuts


> Hello everyone, happy Canada Day. I torqued down the head on my tricarb
> yesterday and found that the engine rebuilder had used brass nuts on the
> rocker shaft rather than the regular steel ones I expected. Is this 
> correct?
> Does it matter?
> Thanks as always for the advice
> Bruce Starke
> Golden BC
> Tricarb--getting ready for Rendezvous 2007 in Richland
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