W bolts on a correct Slat Grill engine head

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W bolts on a correct Slat Grill engine head

Post by Arsene_Wenger » Mon Oct 05, 2015 10:00 pm

Hi all

I have a correct engine head but it has W Bolts instead of the expected TR Bolts

Any evidence of W bolts on early Slat Grills or I need to search for the correct TR bolts

Thanks
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Re: W bolts on a correct Slat Grill engine head

Post by Dawgman » Tue Oct 06, 2015 11:03 am

Mine did not have the original head so the bolts were changed, wish I could help.
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Re: W bolts on a correct Slat Grill engine head

Post by Arsene_Wenger » Tue Oct 06, 2015 5:12 pm

Dawgman wrote:Mine did not have the original head so the bolts were changed, wish I could help.
No Worries. I am hoping that with so many members, someone might be able to chip in.

I have seen W with a circle O bolts on my CJ2A including the rivets on the bumper but never a head bolt.
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Re: W bolts on a correct Slat Grill engine head

Post by DavidA » Tue Oct 06, 2015 5:52 pm

Are you sure those aren't M bolts? :P

Truth…I have only heard that TR's were the bolt of choice for WILLYS.
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Re: W bolts on a correct Slat Grill engine head

Post by Dawgman » Tue Oct 06, 2015 7:03 pm

Yes someone should know but the board seems very quiet.
12-12-41 slat MB
Midland/Willys frame script GPW 9xxx
No’s match 4-42 script GPW
No’s match 10-44 GPW
Dead MB plow
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1943 M3a1 WSC
MVPA 7xxx

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Re: W bolts on a correct Slat Grill engine head

Post by Arsene_Wenger » Wed Oct 07, 2015 5:23 pm

David to be honest when I first saw them I thought of them as M bolts

But my CJ2A has w in a circle ( and I know you could say they could be M in a circle :) ) so I thou that perhaps it may be possible.

But in the absence of any responses I suppo I may have to search for the right TR marked bolts
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GPW #29606 - DOD - 5-20-42 (Matching Numbers) - Unrestored
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