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1. Re: Head re-torque (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 1 May 2003 11:42:07 +0100; This thread seems to have opened up a hornet's nest of variable opinion! Let's try and get things in perspective? Discounting later OHC engines, the rest are cast iron block and head, so likely to be; /html/triumphs/2003-05/msg00001.html (7,592 bytes)
2. Head Re-Torque (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 14:42:07 EDT; With the coefficient of expansion of cast iron and steel being so closely the same, does it really make a difference? I'm just curious and wanted to, well, fan the flames a little. Kent Shrack 78,000; /html/triumphs/2003-04/msg00823.html (6,623 bytes)
3. Re: Head Re-Torque (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 12:42:23 -0700; I find that indeed it does. After heating the engine up, I was able to screw the nuts down at least another turn to get them up to the correct torque. So for my money, I'll keep on torqueing again ho; /html/triumphs/2003-04/msg00825.html (7,350 bytes)
4. Re: Head Re-Torque (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 22:35:00 +0100; Surely all you're doing is stretching the bolts? I can't see that the head will change dimensions enough to get another turn of a bolt New car headbolts are designed to stretch just enough to set at; /html/triumphs/2003-04/msg00835.html (7,477 bytes)
5. RE: Head Re-Torque (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 16:50:26 -0700 FILETIME=[45FE3850:01C30F73]; Not necessarily. The studs (as well as the block and heads) have an "elastic" range, where they will spring back to their original dimension after being stretched/compressed. Part of the importance; /html/triumphs/2003-04/msg00845.html (8,032 bytes)
6. Re: Head Re-Torque (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 21:14:06 -0400; After 4 heat soak/cool down cycles.... (and having re-torqued the head hot....) there are no leaks at all. So now that Big Red is... 'potty-trained' (doesn't mark his territory), he can officially jo; /html/triumphs/2003-04/msg00850.html (7,797 bytes)

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