Posted by Keith in Washington [162.158.107.76] on Thursday, May 02, 2019 at 20:17:50 :
In Reply to: Re: Head Bolts vs. Studs posted by Daryl in Oz [172.68.86.85] on Thursday, May 02, 2019 at 18:37:57 :
Interesting, finger tight I would think they would back out. I could see it if loctite was used. You need to have something to seal the treads on the ones that go throug or into the water jacket.
To me using studs makes sense as I think you get better torquing.