Date:         Sun, 5 Oct 2003 18:28:38 -0700
Reply-To:     Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET>
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From:         Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET>
Subject:      Thinner head bolt washers?
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Hello;

I'm planning on bolting the head back on my diesel early next week. As
several members of this group corroborated, my use of spacers off the
OLD head shouldn't be used on the NEW head. Diesel owners take note!
Nobody knew to warn me because apparently it isn't common to have the
spacers, though I have seen references to them on other groups.

Anyway, since I popped the top two threads out of the block, and there
appear to have been seven threads grabbing each bolt, if I toss out the
spacer that will leave five.

Is five enough? What if I took a grinder and carefully cut the captive
head bolt washer (you can't slide 'em off) and replaced it with a
thinner washer, giving me six threads worth of purchase. The washer I'm
speaking of is about 2 mm, the one I'm thinking of cutting away as
about 4.

A thread here and a thread there adds up...

Jim