ORIGINAL: CGRetired
Jester: Your post was the first time I saw a reference to ''torque'' in any of the above replies. I would think that there is more than just tightening the head bolts, I would think that applying the right amount of torque to the head bolts is necessary.
Is that so?
Hmmm.. the right amount of torqueage... sounds like a line from ''My Cousin Vinnie''
CGr
I used a Crafstman, laboratory grade, signature series, torque wrench. The kind used by Cal-Tech high energy physicists and Nasa engineers.
And a split second before I applied the wrench, it was calibrated by federal and state employees from the Department of Weights and Measures.
And I routinely twist to maximum allowable torqueage.
One of my favorite movies.