The minimalist approach would require 12 new steel head studs for the bottom [exhaust] rows ...
911.101.172.00 STUD Available $10.87 ... total for 12 ea -- $130.44
And ... a top-end gasket set, Loctite 272 for the head studs, Loctite 518 to seal cam housing to heads, and a few specialized tools ...
Many people have related stories of how it was OK to continue to drive a car with one or more broken head studs ... but, I have always recommended against it! You would be risking further damage to the head/cylinder mating surface!!!
If a budget repair is the only way at the present time ... I strongly recommend parking the car until the minimalist repair can be done ... and then start saving for a complete rebuild down the road ...
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Warren Hall, Jr.
1973 911S Targa ... 'Annie'
1968 340S Barracuda ... 'Rolling Thunder'
Last edited by Early_S_Man; 05-04-2003 at 02:53 PM..
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