[Vwdiesel] Rabbit droppings # 13. ( Headbolts -- No chinese pigiron .)

[H .Hagar]

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Old 1980 1982 bolts are made of high tensile steel.To clean up holes in blo=
ck, I hacksaws an old bolt from tip to end of thread.Intending to spread it=
 and use as a threadchaser.Spreading was like spreading springsteel.Some st=
eel. (Krupp?) Will the block thread strip first or the bolt in all out torq=
ue.I shall find out using "BUNNY BLUEs" old block. Length of thread about 8=
50 Thou.    What effect has lube on the situation ??? I allways use Neverze=
ese when assembling.      Hagar.
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