Morning Steve!!!!!!

 

Morning Steve. Any plans for the weekend?

 

wow we suck most chapters are getting 5 and 6 splits we are not even going to get one this month I am sure we have just as much nothing to post about!!!!

 

Where are all the guys from here Randy? I know Steve is here, and Jay jumps on. Hey, send out a chapter wide pm, and get them on!! Mean time, I'll do what I can to help!

 

Hey Ya'll,

I sure liked snow's pic, as I see you do also...

It's PARTY TIME! Welcome to the weekend!

 

Happy Sunday New Mexico...anyone home???

 

Yep. but not for long, Need to get back to work on the 460. Installing the intake yesterday and had a new bolt break off in the head!!

 

thats not good...too much torque? gudentite is sometimes too much!

 

OK here is the story, went to local hardware store for new bolts. When i am installing something I try and replace the bolts. They only had a few grade 8 in the size i needed. 3/8 1.75. So i got some grade 8 and some grade 5. I have a Craftsman 3/8 and 1/2 torque wrench. the nice ones from craftsman, that have been calbrated at a "goverment" lab. Went through the bolt pattern, first at finger tight, 10 FP then 20 FP, then I was doing the final at 32 FP. the bolt broke off in the block! I had to pull the intake again, and messed up the new gasket. I was able to get the remains of the bolt out. Was not able to find a new gasket up here or in Espanola . I have one showing up here at 6:00 this afternoon.

I looked at the "grade" 5 bolts that I was sold and noticed no markings on the head. It looks like i was sold ungraded bolts for the price of grade 5. I have bought new bolts that have the proper marks for grade 8 and are made in the USA. Should have looked harder at the bolts before i tried to install them.


So for now on I will only buy US made bolts the check the markings first!!