Today I went out to do some more work on my engine. Started it up and ran it to get it warmed up. Then started on re torquing the bolts. Got the rocker arm bolts done, got the manifold bolts done, got most of the head bolts done, and then one of the head bolts snapped off!
Judging by the length of the piece I took out it must have snapped off right about at the block.
Now I'm going to have to pull the head, drill and re tap the hole, then put everything back together again.
Luckily I have a couple of spare head bolts to replace it with.
On the other hand, there were no oil or water leaks after running the engine for 10 minutes, so that's something!
I wish I could figure out a way to drill out the bolt and use an ez out without pulling the head, but it's so far down in there that nothing I have would reach.
Tim
Last edited by bluesman; 09/27/2017 10:33 PM.
I am currently digging back in to a 1953 3800 (one ton) with a nine foot bed. I've owned it since 1979, and drove it until 1982 (or so). My wife got me involved in restoring it back in 2002, got the body removed and the frame redone, then things came up. Now I am retired and starting again. If anyone is interested I have photos on Imagur (
https://timwhiteblues.imgur.com/ ). I live way back in the woods in the Ozarks on 40 acres at the end of a 2 1/2 mile private road.
Tim
