Tom Bowman
Member
I torqued the TO-20 cylinder head bolts to 70-72 ft-lbs, but I had a little oil on the threads, because I read somewhere to do that.
I ran across this chart, and I see that there's a lot of difference between the torque specs for "dry" vs. "oiled" threads:
http://raskcycle.com/techtip/webdoc14.html
(This chart was referenced in an archived post from gshadel - thanks, George.)
Nothing twisted off, so, so far, so good. I'm planning to re-torque the head and manifold bolts after I start the engine and get it warmed up.
Am I OK? Any other ideas?
I ran across this chart, and I see that there's a lot of difference between the torque specs for "dry" vs. "oiled" threads:
http://raskcycle.com/techtip/webdoc14.html
(This chart was referenced in an archived post from gshadel - thanks, George.)
Nothing twisted off, so, so far, so good. I'm planning to re-torque the head and manifold bolts after I start the engine and get it warmed up.
Am I OK? Any other ideas?