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@redshift.bc.ca>
To: "Healeys" <healeys@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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