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sphooch · 03-06-2019, 05:51 PM

HI GUYS , I'm gonna post a picture of some radiator bolts and maybe someone can give me an answer. I pulled my radiator to change my pump and in reinstalling the radiator I used the hardware I took out, I noticed the bolts were milled down from 3/8in. to maybe 1/4 in. they also measured 2and 3/4in. long .I had to add washers so as I could get the castle nuts to fit properly. then I found out there are different lengths available however they are not milled down as you can see from the picture. the only reason I can think of to mill them is maybe to adjust the radiator to align the hood . anyone have any answers?

Brentwood Bob · 03-06-2019, 07:26 PM

Worn-out.

Synchro909 · 03-06-2019, 07:29 PM

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Agreed, worn down, not machined down. I wouldn't be surprised if the hl ethat bolt came out of is also worn larger.

03-06-2019, 07:26 PM	#2
Brentwood Bob Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: brentwood, ca Posts: 4,240	Re: Radiator bolt clarifaction Worn-out.

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Synchro909 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 7,496	Re: Radiator bolt clarifaction Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Agreed, worn down, not machined down. I wouldn't be surprised if the hl ethat bolt came out of is also worn larger. __________________ I'm part of the only ever generation with an analogue childhood and a digital adulthood.