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Old 05-31-2019, 04:43 AM   #17
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Default Re: Bolt inside water pump

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Originally Posted by JSeery View Post
A while back there was a thread on this topic, stainless steel used for the inter water pump bolt. Dissimilar metals was considered a reason to not use stainless inside the block. Another reason would be a stainless bolt is weaker that the original bolt.
Yes, this was caused by the SS lock washer under the steel bolt.
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