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I suspect too heavy heat treat on the bolts. If 2 did it the threads are stretched on all, I would take it off, get a new gasket, get new bolts from another vendor and coil all the holes.
I'm kinda torn on that thought. I would think the bolt would break.
only issue I have with coiling all holes is just increasing my chances of something going wrong (Drill wrong angle, break tap). Since cast iron is so hard and brittle I wouldn't think they would have “weakened†threads like aluminum or steel would.
I think right My plan is to pull it off, coil the one, and throughly inspect the others. I'm thinking my tapping may have been off Could be the cause. Or the torque wrench, which I'm gonna get a new digital one I think.
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