Thread: 4.0 Lower intake gasket & coolant leak
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Old 09-26-2010, 11:05 PM
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Originally Posted by joel045
DO NOT!! I REPEAT DO NOT follow the torque specs on this install sheet. after 22 lb-in i broke a bolt...i was pissed, but decided to go ahead and try the 88 lb-in of torque on another. SNAP!! the 2nd bolt broke...tried again, third bolt broke...yeah intake manifold bolts not meant for this kind of torque. this is BS do not follow this sheet.....after 22lb of torque they all snapped...thanks dude
The torque specs I specified are straight out of the '98 Ford Manual.

Funny how I posted that fix over 5 years ago and never got any feedback about torque specs until today.

Here's my take: You messed up the repair, and so now it's YOUR PROBLEM ..."dude."
 
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