I just got done doing that. I also used a die on the
bolt threads.
Hey Bernd how can I check my pushrods to make sure
they are not damaged or bent? Can I just roll them on
a flat surface? I just want to make sure my valves
were the only things that were bent.
--Mike
www.mikesdakota.com
> Just make sure you clean out the holes on the block.
> - Bernd
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Michael
> Clark
> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 11:38 PM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: Re[2]: DML: Please help!
> Thanks for the answers guys, I think I'm going to roll
> the dice on these bolts and re-use them. They are
> fairly new and the FSM says it's OK for one time.
> The intake bolts.... I've always made a
> point to get new ones, but one local parts place
> thought I was crazy for not re-using them. So I jut
> got them from some other place.
> --Mike
> www.mikesdakota.com
>> The head bolts are not like the "Torque to Yield" intake manifold
>> bolts...but they will stretch slightly.
>> - Bernd
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
>> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Aaron
>> Wyse
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 8:16 PM
>> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>> Subject: Re: DML: Please help!
>> When did Dodge go to Torque to Yield on the V8 motors.. I knew the
>> 4cyls were.. But just when did that change on the rest. Aaron Wyse
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <jon@dakota-truck.net>
>> To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 7:22 PM
>> Subject: Re: DML: Please help!
>>>
>>> Michael Clark <dml@mikesdakota.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> : Are the head bolts on a 360 torque to yield or are
>>> : they reusable? I've only got 20,000 on mine so can I
>>> : reuse them when I put my heads back on? I'm getting
>>> : conflicting stories locally....
>>>
>>>
>>> Yes, they are a torque to yield. According to the FSM, you can
>>> re-use them once. (They recommend putting a dab of paint on the head
>>> if you re-use them, thus an engine that has head bolts without paint
>>> can be re-used, if they have paint on them, time to throw them away.)
>>>
>>> As others have mentioned, although the FSM says they can be used
>>> twice, most folks consider getting a new set cheap insurance. I guess
>>> its just a decision you have to make for yourself, wether the $50 or
>>> so for a new set (or whatever they are going for these
>>> days) is worth the potential risk and subsequent hassle of having to
>>> extract a broken bolt.
>>>
>>> Myself, I might re-use them once on a low miles, stock engine but
>>> on
>>> a performance engine I would spring for a new set.
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> -Jon-
>>>
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>> |
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