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Originally Posted by tom1394racing View Post
The Dilivar studs used on the 3.2 Carrera and later models were the coated type.

I have not seen the corrosion related failures on these that are common with the lower Dilivar studs on the SC motors.

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As a data point, I replaced a broken lower head stud on a friends 3.2 a few years ago so it does happen. I agree that it probably isn't very common.
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