[Vwdiesel] Re: New member-block question and aviation

[H.Hagar]

Justin  :     IMHO   your question was legitimate .   I have done a lot of going to bigger
studs and bolts in my life.

The snake in the woodpile here is that the VW diesel is a highly stressed light duty HIGH speed diesel.

There is next to NO extra meat anywhere.    I go with performance ---if it works
that is what counts. I would go for stronger and longer bolts.  There is lots of thread in
block that is not used.     I use aircraft "High Strength" bolts in critical places.

I am sitting here right now with a head that popped off my 5.7 GM V8  ----shitty steel
say I.   Head off cylinder head bolt.     Got my  aircraft bolts from the dumpster at
 Boeings in Seattle.   They sure have a lot of strong bolts down there.

This is a subject where the Aviators here become very important ---The steel used
in aircraft's is way better than what is used in the car industry.   GM kept selling
the lowest cost head-bolts for a long time----then they smartened up and sold good
bolts  ----about 12 dollars a piece.  ------go figure.-- by then it was too late.

If we compare the weakest bolt to the strongest in the world ?  ---I have.(1964)
The difference is hard to believe.

 The new stretch bolt for VW's ?   ---yes very good steel.

And where was the weakest bolt I tested made ?   China (Taiwan)  -------I will be happy
to tell more.
The strongest ?   I do not remember but I think USA.

I did run in to some incredible strong bolts on UK Landrovers ---but make ? no way of knowing.

Probably UK.

Fixing the oilpump pad ?   If you have more time than money ?   sure why not?-.

Sometimes I do things like that for the experience ----- and may I say I am
getting more experienced daily.

Hell it is fun so it does not work ?  so what?.

Hagar.