Alan-
While replacing con-rod bolts may be cheap insurance
for an all-out performance engine, reusing them on a
stock engine is perfectly acceptable.
Think about it....if the bolt material yielded the
first time it was torqued, what good would it be?
Chad
Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2005 11:49:02 -0500
From: Chuck Lattimer <clattimer@rgv.rr.com>
Subject: Re: Restoration Question
Dave,
One more opinion; this one is from
totallytriumph.com: " NEVER
EVER
use con rod bolts more than once, they are designed to
stretch once
torqued
up and must be thrown out if disassembled afterwards."
'nuff said!
Chuck Lattimer
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