drovak Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 Anyone know why Buick opted for safety wire bolts throughout the engine? Were previous engines known for fasteners loosening up and dropping into the oil pan, or was this simply an abundance of caution? Two years ago, I noted the previous owner laughably used copper magnet wire—and did not use the proper technique at that. I attempted to do a little better job with aircraft safety wire and the appropriate pair of pliers. Just curious what others have done as well. Now that the tappet assemblies have to come out again, I'll be removing all of the safety wire I installed. Oh, well. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 When appropriate, I also use aircraft pliers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hidden_hunter Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 On 9/25/2022 at 4:07 AM, drovak said: Anyone know why Buick opted for safety wire bolts throughout the engine? Were previous engines known for fasteners loosening up and dropping into the oil pan, or was this simply an abundance of caution? I think there was a fair amount of safe than sorry going on at the time, especially in areas that weren’t easily seen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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