I know for certain that the L-16 engine used true stretch head and flywheel
bolts, and
that engine is from the same era. I was back-checking the list archives, also,
and found a
number of references to one use head and flywheel bolts for the U20, FWIW.
Gary McCormick
San Jose, CA
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John F Sandhoff wrote:
> Gary writes:
> > ...I was under the impression that the flywheel bolts were in the same
> > classification as the head bolts, that is, that they are "true-stretch"
>bolts..
>
> I'm familiar with modern-day cars and their 'use once and replace'
> design. But I don't think our 35 year old cars use disposable head bolts,
> do they? I've reused my head bolts - am I incorrect? (Of course, I check
> each bolt and yes sometimes I do find one that's stretched from
> over-torqueing. But that's a rarity).
>
> -- John
> John F Sandhoff sandhoff@csus.edu Sacramento, CA
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