Re: [lro] Cylinder Head results...

From: Alan J. Richer (mrchurchill109@yahoo.com)
Date: Fri Apr 18 2003 - 13:37:51 EDT

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    --- Robert Palmer <rbpalmer_nrt@hotmail.com> wrote:

    > gotchas or tips you folks have for putting the head back
    > on?

    Clean, clean, clean....but you knew that.

    Another good tip is to buy two long bolts of the same
    thread as the head bolts, cut the heads off, grind a
    chamfer on the cut ends and slot for a screwdriver. By
    inserting these into diagonal corner head bolt holes you
    now have alignment pins to start the head on properly. This
    saves you from mangling the head gasket by sliding things
    around.

    Follow the torque patterns like the holy book of your
    choice...and come up to them in steps. Start at 20 Lb, then
    40, then whatever torque spec is...

    Use a composite gasket if available - I like them lots more
    than the copper ones...though the copper ones are reusable
    if you're desperate.

                    ajr

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