Posted by Bob Bancroft on December 04, 2021 at 04:08:34 from (71.115.184.117):
In Reply to: Re: Why posted by SVcummins on December 04, 2021 at 01:25:24:
Right. I first encountered this with my L10. Apparently they had some issues, as, if I remember correctly, new short bolts came with the head gasket set. I think we gauged the longer bolts, and replaced some.
This truck engine was clearly abused, as after the head gasket blew, the machine shop declared the head junk. In fact they said this head took the record for cracks! They found a used head and rebuilt it.
The torquing instructions were not clear. So I torqued it the way I would any other engine- working my way up to the specified torque, then going over it several times. I don't remember how much of a turn was used after. Maybe 1/4, 1/3? Whatever it was, it has worked well ever since. I don't use the truck a lot, but when loaded, I don't baby it either.
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