Bill King writes:
>I had the same problem with my '75 Spit. It was crummy nuts holding
>down the head that caused it. I bought them at a local AP store, big
>mistake. I ended up blowing the head gasket. That's when I noticed the
> threads stripped on a couple of the nuts.
>
If I remember correctly, the Competition Prep. Manual says to use wheel
lug nuts on the head studs - they are the same thread, but longer to
hold better, and probably are stronger, too.
Dave Williamson (silikal@aol.com) Spits in bits
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