Re: [HSS] I Hate when That Happens . . .

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Paul

What is the recomended torque for these head nuts? Is 50 LB to much.

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Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 1:04 PM

Subject: [HSS] I Hate when That Happens . . .





> Off and on so the last several weekends I have been dolling up the

motor

> that is to go into my '26 Hudson. It has been overhauled by Jack Smith and

> sounds very nice when it runs. Many of the exterior fittings had been

blasted

> and installed - with no plating or paint and most of them were already

rusty

> - BEFORE the motor was even installed in the car, not a situation I was

able

> to let stand.

> One of the items that needed attention was the coil mounting bracket

and

> hardware. This bracket is held down by two of the front head nuts, the

only

> ones with the beautiful bell shape and unlike any other acorn nuts I have

> ever seen. On reinstalling the bracket I decided to fit a very thin 1/2"

AN

> stainless washer that would with lubricated threads, give a nice torque

> reading. As the wrench went through 50 lbs on the far side nut, I got that

> sickening feeling that all was NOT well! The pointer peaked at 50 then

> descended through 40. Yikes!

> Both the nut and stud are buggered and will have to be replaced. I

found

> another nut in the spare parts stash so the one irreplaceable part has

been

> located. What about the studs? They are 3 3/4 1/2-16 studs. All of the

studs

> on the mid twenties Super Six motors are too short for my comfort, many

not

> even coming to the top of the head nuts, so I am thinking of pulling all

25

> out and fitting 4" thoughout. The extra length ought to allow ALL of the

> threads on the nut to catch some stud so that stripping threads should be

a

> worry of the past. Perhaps 4 1/4" ones ought to be fitted where that

bracket

> is to allow for it's extra thickness.

> Has anybody got a good source on studs? I did a net search and found

lots

> of stuff I couldn't use.

>

>

>

> Paul O'Neil, Hudson29@aol.com

> Fullerton, California USA

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