Posted by NCWayne on August 10, 2014 at 19:43:03 from (173.188.169.54):
In Reply to: Head gasket posted by John Monforte on August 10, 2014 at 19:26:53:
Typically a stud and nut assembly will provide the same torque as a bolt, but is more resistant to loosening than a bolt due to the difference in the thread engagement between the nut and the stud, and the stud and the block.
Usually the reason the stud and nut comes out together is the exposed threads have dirt in them, or are damaged, while the threads in the block have remained unexposed and therefore clean. Basically that issue has nothing at all to do with how well the assembly will hold.
If it were mine I"d put back what was there, and call it good. Think about it, what"s there has been working just fine for, what, 40 plus years, and put back properly will probably outlive all of us.
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