Odd Head Bolt

[superfunk]

Background:

 

The car is a 41 Dodge Kingsway.  It's a Canadian model.  Has a 218ci with the longer 25" block.  It's an un-restored car with about 35,000 miles on it.  The thing is in very good shape.  Looks like it has been parked most of it's life.  I picked it up last spring off a guy who had it for a couple of years and only did the brakes and tires on her.

 

I drove it a lot last year and decided to go through the car thoroughly this winter.  When I pulled the head off, I notice an odd head bolt.  See the picture below.  I included a normal head bolt for comparison.  It was in the second position from the front on the driver's side.  Looks to be #12 in the tightening sequence.  I have not been able to find anything about this.  It looks like the motor has never been rebuilt or even apart.  Can anyone tell me anything about this piece?  I need to replace a few bent/stretched head bolts.  Can you replace this one, or should it stay in there?

 

(Sorry for the poor lighting in the picture)

 

 

 

 

Thanks,

Adam

 

Some pictures of the old girl for fun:

 

 

 

[navyboy]

wish I knew but shes a beauty.

[Don Coatney]

Engine block heater. Lower portion is a heating element that goes into the water jacket. should be a connection for a wire on the top that plugs into a 110 volt house receptacle. If the wire and plug are missing most likely the heating element does not work.

 

How does a head bolt get bent?

[Young Ed]

Yes Don nailed it. To answer the second part I would just replace it with a standard headbolt.

[Lloyd]

Well thanks guys, I was wondering the same thing. At least you got yours out. Mine got stuck about half-way.

[Don Coatney]

Yes Don nailed it. To answer the second part I would just replace it with a standard headbolt.

Make sure the standard head bolt has an undercut shank. If not undercut the shank will quickly rust fast to the head. This will make removal difficult.

 

[superfunk]

Awesome.  Thanks for the great info.

[laynrubber]

I have a question about head bolts......any washers under the head ? Locking or flat ?

[Don Coatney]

I have a question about head bolts......any washers under the head ? Locking or flat ?

Not in stock configuration.

[RobertKB]

Not in stock configuration.

 

I concur. However, once a head has been removed a few times, it tends to get a bit chewed up where the headbolts have been removed and replaced. I have seen lots of cars with just a flat washer under the headbolts to prevent that. As long as you have some kind of sealant on the bolts when installed, there will be no leaks. I use anti-sieze on all headbolts.

[laynrubber]

Thanks. Head will get installed and torqued tonight.