[DeTomaso] Another Grenade Job - (sorry long)

[wkooiman at earthlink.net]

I didn't use studs & bolts.  I used all studs.

I removed the outermost studs to make it easier to remove the heads.

The rods are SCAT H-beam.  I have the box with the PN at home.

-----Original Message-----
>From: jderyke at aol.com
>Sent: Dec 28, 2009 1:42 PM
>To: detomaso at realbig.com
>Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Another Grenade Job - (sorry long)
>
>In a message dated 12/27/09 10:01:10 PM, asajay at asajay.com writes:
>
>> I see studs installed at the top but nothing at the bottom.  If this is 
>> the case, I'm wondering what others may think about:- using a combination of 
>> studs and bolts
>> - using all studs and what the re-torque procedure on them should be.
>> 
>If your engine used a torque plate during final honing AND you used both 
>studs and bolts then as during assembly, I see nothing wrong except for the 
>complication this brings- changing sockets etc. Studs will distort the 
>cylinder walls differently than bolts when tightened, which is why you should not 
>torque-plate-hone with one combination, then switch to another for use. 
>Re-torquing should be the same although some say that one should bring the torque 
>level up in 4 stages of only 25-30 ft-lbs in each stage -not necessarily 
>with studs or bolts but with iron heads to prevent cracking. I also like 
>composite head gaskets which are more forgiving in torquing and in use than steel 
>shim head gaskets. But none of this will cause broken rods. What brand of 
>rod failed, Will? Curious- J Deryke
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