<VV> Rebuild II

[Bryan Blackwell]

I've never heard such a thing - a thread insert *is* a useful repair if 
one of the studs won't hold the torque, but I don't know anyone who 
replaces all the studs as a matter of course.

--Bryan

On Nov 13, 2005, at 6:03 PM, Stephen Upham wrote:

> Don't reuse the cylinder head studs.  They deteriorate with age and 
> reuse.  Install new ones and use "head savers" which he described as 
> an insert in the heads in which the new studs would be secured to, or 
> "you'll be sorry".