Howdy,
I have no reason to doubt Daniel's experience but I have pulled and reinstalled
dozens of motors using L-brackets on the rocker studs without incident. Some of
these reinstalls were into concours engine bays.
Jay Fishbein, CT
On 02/25/99 15:10:26 you wrote:
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>In a message dated 25/2/1999 5:40:09PM, jurban@p3.net writes:
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><< Can these studs take the weight?? >>
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>Everyone says they can. However, the first and only time I saw this done was
>when I was helping the garage pull my engine prior to a 5 speed conversion.
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>Yes, thats right, the stud stripped.
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>The guys at the garage had never seen it happen before but I guess there is a
>first time for everything and if there is going to be a second time it WON'T
>BE ON MY ENGINE COS I USE ROPE!!
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>Daniel1312
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