Scott;
If you look at the broken end carefully with a magnifying glass you can
tell how it failed. There are recognizable patterns that indicate
fatigue, over- torque, and tension failures.
I've heard rumors of ARP quality control problems in the past year or so
but it could have failed because of other reasons.
Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-land-speed@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-land-speed@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Scott Cowle
Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 6:44 AM
To: land-speed@autox.team.net
Subject: head bolts
so I'm bolting the heads on my engine and being the dumbass that I am
I
used the headbolts that I bought new last year that were on the engine
instead of getting new ones because they were ARPs- annnnnd I snapped
one
off in the block at 70lbs of torque, buuuuuuuuuuut, the end that broke
off
was above the deck and unscrewed easily so no damage to the engine or
head-
BIG SIGH OF RELIEF !!!!!! Lesson learned - ego put in place once
again-end
of story-how's things elsewhere in the world with everyone?
Scott
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