Great points and very helpful tips!
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Originally Posted by Theodore
Next time I do this job I plan to:
1. Buy or borrow a bolt stretch gauge, measure and record the specs on each bolt I install so that I can check them if I ever remove them in the future and reuse them.
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Someone can correct me if I am wrong, but I believe this tool is meant to measure the stretch of the bolt when it is torqued into the rod and the rod allows for it (S65 rods do not, rod bolt holes do not go all the way through. Also I don't think measuring the bolt for stretch after it is removed is going to be accurate.
I also don't believe it is possible to measure in an S65 without the rod removed from the block even if the rods allowed for it as they sit too far into the block unlike others which protrude below the block at BDC.