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Re: A series engine weaknesses
No life (a.k.a. DattoMaster)
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Noooooo.
I don't want to read posts like this.

My engine was overhauled by my dad and I a couple of years ago and it now has +- 50 000km on this.
Now the big worry after reading this.
We replaced ONLY the head bolts and used the same conrod bolts when we assembled everything.(This is in the bolts department).
I have heard that bolts stretch and must not be reused.(Only heard this a couple of years after the engine was back in the car and running)
That is why head bolts must not be reused.
But, my engine sees once a month AT normal operating temperature 6000rpm.
It is stock bottom end and was not balanced.
Must I expect a conrod flying out of the bonnet because we reused the conrod bolts or is it not a problem.

Sorry if I hijacked your thread dattoman.

Posted on: 2006/8/4 13:29
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       Re: A series engine weaknesses boofhead 2006/8/4 12:17
         Re: A series engine weaknesses datsun_guy 2006/8/4 12:28
         Re: A series engine weaknesses Dodgeman 2006/8/4 12:32
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           Re: A series engine weaknesses BUNDY351 2006/8/4 13:11
             Re: A series engine weaknesses benddatsun 2006/8/4 13:28
             Re: A series engine weaknesses 1200GXman 2006/8/4 13:29
               Re: A series engine weaknesses Dodgeman 2006/8/4 14:52
                 Re: A series engine weaknesses converted 2006/8/4 23:41
                 Re: A series engine weaknesses qik1000 2006/8/7 3:31
                   Re: A series engine weaknesses Grunterhunter 2006/8/7 4:10
                     Re: A series engine weaknesses sprite63 2006/8/7 4:49
                       Re: A series engine weaknesses ddgonzal 2006/8/7 5:16
                   Re: A series engine weaknesses A14force 2006/8/7 9:39
       Re: A series engine weaknesses B210sleeper 2006/8/5 1:02
         Re: A series engine weaknesses converted 2006/8/5 1:08
           Re: A series engine weaknesses Topgear 2006/8/5 1:36
           Re: A series engine weaknesses B210sleeper 2006/8/5 1:48
             Re: A series engine weaknesses ddgonzal 2006/8/5 4:05
               Re: A series engine weaknesses Anonymous 2006/8/5 5:55
                 Re: A series engine weaknesses datsun_guy 2006/8/5 6:21
                   Re: A series engine weaknesses pager 2006/8/5 7:21
                     Re: A series engine weaknesses blofly 2006/8/5 8:20
                       Re: A series engine weaknesses Dodgeman 2006/8/5 8:53
                         Re: A series engine weaknesses killer1200 2006/8/5 9:03
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                             Re: A series engine weaknesses sam1741 2006/8/7 2:33
                         Re: A series engine weaknesses blofly 2006/8/5 9:50
                         Re: A series engine weaknesses dattoman_1000 2006/8/5 11:06
       Re: A series engine weaknesses A14force 2006/8/5 9:09
         Re: A series engine weaknesses Dodgeman 2006/8/5 9:58
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         Re: A series engine weaknesses Dodgeman 2006/8/7 8:50




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