Not on the 2 Buick engines I have run over 100,000 each, no problems.
Jim Stuart
The Becketts wrote:
> Just a question, does everyone reduce the torque on the outside row of head
> bolts to prevent leakage as recommended in the RPI webpage?
>
> Ron Beckett
> 1986 Range Rover 4.6L Auto "The Last Aquila"
> Editor, Webmaster & Database Administrator, Hillman Owners Club of Australia
> http://www.hillman.org.au
> Editor, Webmaster Land Rover Owners Club of Australia (Sydney Branch)
> http://www.localnet.com.au/~lroc
> Personal Webpage http://www.users.bigpond.com/hillman
>
> > I have always run FelPro, never a leak or problem. The Blue ones are the
> ones
> > that do not have to be re-torqued. The older ones have the same number,
> are not
> > blue, & MUST be re-torqued. I have gotten the old style as a recently as a
> year
> > ago, they are not fast movers. It might be worth re-torquing the heads
> before
> > making a change.
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