[GeorgeRud]

I just found that two of the head studs on cylinder 2 won't hold torque, and a leak down shows leakage between the cylinder head and barrel on that cylinder. The engine is a 2.7 that has been previously rebuilt with Timeserts and Dilivar studs back in the late 80s. Compression is good and consistent on all cylinders after they've been torqued, but they're loose the next morning. At this point, don't know if it's the inserts pulling out or can the studs stretch (as I thought I had read somewhere)?

Can case savers be used to replace the Timeserts if needed or is the case a boat anchor at this point? Any suggestions would be appreciated.