RE: Continued: Coolant leaks on new engine (TR4A)

["Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>]

> Just a question, Jeff.  Since this is a rebuild, did you have the head and
> block checked (and decked, if necessary) at a machine shop to ensure level
> smooth surface?  Did you torque the head in the sequence given in the
> manual?  (Staggered bolts, center to sides, one-quarter or one-third
> incremental torques?)  And did you re-torque after running the engine to
> temperature the first time?

Another thing, did you check that a new nut would spin easily all the way down
the head studs ?  If it binds, the stud should be replaced.

Randall