<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I think you are good with the bolts. The worry of replacing studs with bolts mostly is concerned with aluminum blocks where one could wear out the threads if it required frequent removals. I do not think either one is a consideration in your case.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">As you said, a little trickier, perhaps getting the gasket, pump and holes lined-up, but even that seems very doable.</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Mar 9, 2026 at 1:49 PM Jeff Scarbrough <<a href="mailto:fishplate@gmail.com">fishplate@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">I'm putting a Triumph Spitfire 1500 engine together, and the fuel pump I have requires a spacer. I've lost the studs that were on the car, and a 5/16-24 x 1-3/4 stud is scarce around here.<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I can easily get a 5/16-24 x 1-1/2" bolt which should have the same effective length so as not to hit the camshaft. Is there any practical difference between a stud and a bolt in this application, other than the slight challenge of keeping all the parts lined up while I get the bolt started?</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"> -- Jeff</div></div>
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