Head Bolts
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well, basically because when I bought this engine from a friend, I was told it was ready to go. So I did not check to make sure that anything was torqued correctly. A couple weeks later, I have developed a leak between the block and head. So I stuck a torque wrench on it, and found out that they were nowhere close to what they should be(the bolt I stuck it on was only 60lb-ft). So I wanted to torque them down correctly before I something else blows.
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Joined: Oct 2003
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From: New Jersey
A very short socket with an extension should do the trick. A few years ago I cut down a set of old sockets for jobs like this - and I used old sockets because cutting them down also got rid of the damaged ends too, allowing me to "recycle" junk.
I cut them down to about 7/16 of interior length, not quite 1/2".
I cut them down to about 7/16 of interior length, not quite 1/2".
