On Tue, 17 Feb 1998, Anthony Green wrote:
> My current favorite theory is that the cylinder head wasn't bolted
> down tightly enough. I used a torque wrench, which was set at 48lbs,
> to tighten down the bolts in the specified order. 48lbs seemed pretty
> light at the time, but I continued on, thinking that the book knew
> best.
Did you torque all the bolts at once? If so, you may want to undo and
re-torque them.
It is actually best to tourque the bolts to half specs (ie set your wrench
to 24lb), and follow the proper pattern-- then set your wrench up to 48lb
and finish them up (also following the pattern).
It will set the bolts better.
good luck,
-Malcolm
PS don't overdo the bolts, breaking one is worse than having it leak!
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