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Re: high performance head gaskets for Buick/Rover V-8

To: "The Becketts" <hillman@bigpond.com>, "William Parris" <parrisw@home.com>
Subject: Re: high performance head gaskets for Buick/Rover V-8
From: Barrie Robinson <barrier@bconnex.net>
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 12:42:46 -0400
Will,

I have checked with RPi Engineering and the guru,  Chris Crane, says - yes
back-off the torque on outside bolts


At 08:34 PM 7/18/00 +1000, The Becketts wrote:
>Will Parris wrote:
>> I have just rebuild my motor Rover 3.5L and used the Fel-Pro blue
>> gaskets, and torqued the head as to the ROM specs, now what should I do
>> leave it or slack off the short bolts and retorque them to a lower
>> torque.
>
>
>Will, have you run the engine?  If not I wonder if you could back the ALL
>off and retorque them?  Otherwise, retorque just the outer row.  Did you
>refer to the RPI site re blowby?
>
>Ron Beckett
>
>


Regards
Barrie Robinson
barrier@bconnex.net



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