In a message dated 26/08/2008 7:37:24 P.M. Central Standard Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: Scott, sure have to disagree with ya on this one ! I have been using stainless steel bolts and nuts on all the exhaust system connections for over 10 years now and the only problem I've ever seen is the bolts sometimes gall to the nuts. Never seen any problem with the bolts in the heads, into aluminium or stainless Helicoils that I or someone else has put in there. Just my personal experience !
>>>>>>I would sure NOT recommend stainless bolts screwed into the head. stainless is not 'perfect magic metal' ............it corrodes ( just more slowly ) and breaks too, and if you ever had to try to drill out a broken off stainless bolt, you would really be cursing whoever put them in there. Not fun to drill at all.<<<<<<<<
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