Re: Belly Pan Gasket Problem??

From: E Frank Ball (frankb@efball.com)
Date: Sun Oct 05 2003 - 23:20:22 EDT


On Sun, Oct 05, 2003 at 09:27:19PM -0500, Bernd D. Ratsch wrote:
}
} Just make sure you torque the bolts properly and go around the manifold
} 10-times. (3-4 times as I've seen some do won't work properly as the
} bolts are "Torque to Yield" - they stretch.)

The torque spec is only 12 in-lbs (surprisingly low), and the bolts look
like they are 9/32" diameter, so I don't think they are going to stretch
too much. The gaskets compress quite a bit. I went around until none
of the bolts tightened anymore, it did take quite a few times.

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E Frank Ball frankb@efball.com



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