Originally Posted by Steve_H
52Carl: And that is how cheap bolts can get expensive!...:). Engine blocks are rated the same way stone is. pebbles, more that 1 in a hand. Stones, 1 for each hand. Rock, can be picked up. Everything else is a boulder. I am not picking up a block that fits into any motor vehicle any time soon. That is why I have a hoist. When I was young, and dumb, I could and I would, I ain't so young anymore. Dumb? Comes and goes. Specific weight for an inline block is exactly LOTS. My ability to pick one up, NOT.
It wasn't the bolt's fault. I somehow threaded one size too small bolts into the block. I believe they were the same thread pitch.
Carl


1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission