I think this one deserves a category all its own- - - - - -"Junk Bolts"! If that "mechanic" isn't sucking soup through a straw because his broken jaw is wired shut, he should be!

BTW, I managed to bend, but not break all 8 connecting rods on a 327 engine once, but it happened at 7,000 RPM at the end of a dirt track straightaway when the engine swallowed an intake valve, holed the cylinder head, and flooded the engine with coolant!
Jerry

Last edited by Hotrod Lincoln; 09/24/2009 4:32 PM.
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