Sure seemed that way anyway! It took 2 hours of heating, tapping, cajoling, driving wedges to et it off far enough to cut one of the studs with a cutoff tool. After that I was able to wiggle the hous
Actually, we're working against a double whammy. Not only do the steel studs rust but there is electrolysis taking place. Because of this, I doubt that stainless steel studs would cure the problem. I
If you really want to make it look original and have a way to remove the water outlet at a later date you can turn the studs down about .05" from about 1/4" inside of each thread. This will give cle
Powder coat sounds interesting. I've tried anti-sieze and paint with mixed results. Although with todays epoxy paints the results might be better. Best regards, Fred Schroeder Denison, TX '70 SRL311-
I just recently got a look at Stan's conversion, and only wish that I had seen it before I put my car together. A very clean alternative to a very common problem. Jon Huntington Beach
I could be mistaken, but I think that there is a pic somewhere (SoCalROC?) that shows Stan's engine. It was pretty clear as I recall. Pretty straightforward upgrade. If you use a 2000 radiator, it lo
I had the same problems. What I did is to dump the studs and use Stainless bolts. I also had helicoils inserted in the thermo threads in the head as do many aftermarket HP aluminum heads for American