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Re: Head Bolts
| Posted By: | buz |
| Posted On: | August 07, 2003 at 4:47 pm GMST |
when you retorque, loosen and retorque before doing the next bolt
don't loosen em all at once
altho peepl have installed cams without re doing the head gasket
of course, you have to make sure you don't break the seal...
have to take out the plugs and coolant so they won't blow the seal...
buz wrote:
> the bolts CAN be re used
> but i wouldn't do it more than
> once
> and i'd retorque em after 100
> miles
> (by loosening each one followi
> ng torque sequence 1/4 turn th
> en re torquing)
> 63 ft/lbs
> if you have increased cylinder
> pressure from hp mods, i'd us
> e ARP studs
> they aren't cheap
> www.summitracing.com
> but solve blown head gasket pr
> obs.
>
> stretch spec. is .001"
> we should measure and compare
> but all i have is a ruler...
> 8 >
>
>
> autozone_mike wrote:
>
> > please dont tell me your goi
> ng
> > to use the old head bolts ag
> a
> > in because if u are i would
> li
> > ke u to know that they are
> st
> > retched and should be replac
> ed
> > .see when they get torqed do
> w
> > n the steel in the bolts str
> et
> > ch and if u use the old ones
> y
> > ou wont the a good torque re
> ad
> > ing
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