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Originally Posted by LockDoc
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I have pinned studs before with good success. I just drove the stud back in, drilled a hole through the boss (I think I did 1/8") and into the stud and drove an 1/8" pin in it. I used music wire for the pin. May not be the correct way to do it but it works if you need to get a vehicle running on a weekend.
LockDoc
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Thanks LockDoc. I had gone out and looked at the situation before seeing your post and had figured that would be the way to do a pin - was thinking about how to get the correct angle setup.
To answer earlier inquiries - valves, springs, cam and other components are stock spec. Yes, push rods are operating, rockers look good, etc. - just two adjacent studs up enough to defeat valve action.
Really sharp looking, clean old Sub in excellent shape, very solid mechanically, unexpected and previously unexperienced problem, and an old shade tree guy just wanting to jump in and fix it himself as always.
Need to move on this and simply abhor the thought of dismantling the top side of such a fresh mill. The folks that sell these kits say they work well, but am hearing solid advice here that the intended method (hand-threading for new studs while leaning over the engine) is probably not the best way.
Maybe I will just try the less invasive pin method and see if that holds. Thanks very much for all replies and advice.