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04-17-2016, 08:31 AM | #1 |
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Acorn nuts for cylinder heads
I retorqued the heads on my engine this weekend and managed to break two of the nut covers on the heads. I see the nuts covers are available readily, but does anyone use actual acorn nuts on the heads. If so , who is a good suppliers for those?
Thanks, John
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04-17-2016, 09:41 AM | #2 |
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Re: Acorn nuts for cylinder heads
Are you saying that you re-torqued the heads with the nut covers in place?
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04-17-2016, 09:57 AM | #3 |
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Re: Acorn nuts for cylinder heads
Someone on Ebay lists acorn nuts for around $250.00 set of 48. Acorn nut cover sets for $15.00. Real acorn nuts are definitely form over function.
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04-17-2016, 09:17 PM | #4 |
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Re: Acorn nuts for cylinder heads
Took all the nut covers off, and found corrosion under several of them. I initially didn't realize they were just covers.
So is it correct to have the covers, or is that just a dress-up item added by owners? There are considerably cheaper prices than $250 for actual acorn nuts if you buy from a hardware vendor. If someone wanted to get together a number of buyers, they can be had in quantity at a relatively cheap price. |
04-17-2016, 09:23 PM | #5 |
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Re: Acorn nuts for cylinder heads
Got my "real" acorn nuts from Flathead Jack for $125 per set of 48.
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04-17-2016, 09:36 PM | #6 |
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04-17-2016, 09:52 PM | #7 |
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Re: Acorn nuts for cylinder heads
Real acorn nuts don't weep coolant when you have studs. I heard somewhere that some Model A's had them from the factory.
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