The bolts will stretch and you need to torque them down properly (intake
leaks occur when the bolts aren't tightened down).
If you did it more than 7-8 times...you should be fine.
- Bernd
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of E Frank
Ball
Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2003 10:20 PM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: Re: DML: Belly Pan Gasket Problem??
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.
--E Frank Ball frankb@efball.com
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