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In my experience in restoring old machinery I've not found high tensile fasteners anywhere. Granted, I work on Steam engines! Most of what they're made if isn't even classed as steel in modern terminology, having had some parts metallurgically analysed. Depending how old your engine is you may well be in a similar situation.
With respect to that: be careful putting a high strength fastener where there previously wasn't one. Sometimes a lack of give in a fastener can spell disaster for whatever ancient casting it's clamping or threaded into. It depends exactly what you're doing, though.
Love to see what you're working on!
With respect to that: be careful putting a high strength fastener where there previously wasn't one. Sometimes a lack of give in a fastener can spell disaster for whatever ancient casting it's clamping or threaded into. It depends exactly what you're doing, though.
Love to see what you're working on!