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>From british-cars-request Sun Oct 23 00:00:02 1994
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Date: Sun, 23 Oct 1994 01:59:27 -0400 (EDT)
From: Chip Old <feold@umd5.umd.edu>
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To: "W. Ray Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>
cc: british-cars@autox.team.net, Gibbons <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>
Subject: Re: Torquing head...
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On Thu, 20 Oct 1994, W. Ray Gibbons wrote:
> Oh, yes, another question. When one retorques the head, should the
> antifreeze be drained to ensure that none seeps into the cylinders while
> the bolts are loose, or is this unlikely?
Normally you loosen and retorque one bolt at a time, so the gasket
remains compressed and no coolant is lost.
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Chip Old 1948 M.G. TC TC6710 NEMGTR #2271
Cub Hill, Maryland 1962 Triumph TR4 CT3154LO (daily transportation)
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