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Old 05-04-2018, 10:00 AM
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Originally Posted by cdhickey View Post
Yes, it’s the top end that is stripped. I hadn’t thought about this also serving as a head stud (it’s obvious I know!), but that makes me reconsider my lazier approaches...
Oh... I assumed it was the bottom that pulled out, as the block gets thin from corrosion and there aren't many threads left hoiding the stud in. This is what usually happens.

So, forget what I said earlier. Just remove the stud and replace it with a new one.
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