Vance,
Do you have any info. on ARP bolts that might be suitable for connecting rod
use, or would it be OK to get some good quality Gr 10 star headed bolts? I can
find ARP info for the mains and the cylinder head but not the con rods ...
**************
Tony Gordon
72 TR6
**************
> -------Original Message-------
> From: Navarrette, Vance <vance.navarrette@intel.com>
> Subject: Re: [6pack] Supplier of bad bolts
> Sent: Apr 02 '08 09:16
>
> John:
>
> BPNW has a good track record. If the bolts were bad they will
> make good and find you some good replacements. I would also expect that
> they would also figure out if their supplier needed to be replaced. It's
> just a shame that there are so many suspect products out there. The good
> news is that you spotted the problem before buttoning up the motor.
> Having a rod bolt let loose in 500 miles would have been a whole lot
> more inconvenient.
>
> Vance
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John North [mailto:johncnorth@gmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 4:26 PM
> To: Navarrette, Vance
> Subject: Re: Supplier of bad bolts
>
> I bought from BPNW. They were County Brand, which is British, came
> in a branded package, but I don't know the manufacturer and I'm not
> sure that BPNW did either. I also bought County Brand tri-metal main
> bearings from BPNW that were made in Israel. The bolts were a new
> shipment they had just received, and I was the guinea pig... I have
> always had good products at a very good price from BPNW in the past,
> but I agree that sometimes price is not what it's about.
>
> I have bought a number of Chinese made products and all have been
> fine, but there are definitely some rough spots. Hopefully they will
> get it it right before we all die from low bidders disease.
>
> By the way, I do appreciate your consistent and faithful attention to
> 6-pack. I got my first LBC 30 years ago, a Spitfire and would not
> have dreamed of tackling the jobs I do now. It is so important for
> me that I have a group of knowledgeable people who share their time to
> the extent you do. Thank you.
>
> John North
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