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If the threads hold, I am very surprised that the block deck is not distorted at such high torques. (125 ft-lbs)
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Only a matter of time! 
I bet such high torque levels do affect the crank centerlines, tho.
<small>[ August 17, 2003, 04:34 PM: Message edited by: Steve Wood ]</small>
I bet such high torque levels do affect the crank centerlines, tho.
<small>[ August 17, 2003, 04:34 PM: Message edited by: Steve Wood ]</small>
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Off to a good start!
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J, if those bolts were that loose, I suspect the gasket is either burned from the combustion chamber blast, blown, or the silicone burned away at a minimum.
If not, then I would start thinking about a crack in the head casting.
I am really cynical about retorquing after a head lifts...and I am more suspicious of a shim needing retorquing. Wonder if those magic studs were a bit stretchable?
I don't believe it is the shims that compressed and made the bolts/studs loose.
Time to pull that head and have a look, imo. frown
If not, then I would start thinking about a crack in the head casting.
I am really cynical about retorquing after a head lifts...and I am more suspicious of a shim needing retorquing. Wonder if those magic studs were a bit stretchable?
I don't believe it is the shims that compressed and made the bolts/studs loose.
Time to pull that head and have a look, imo. frown
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BTW, if they are aluminum heads, I wonder if steel gaskets are a good choice. Aluminum has more give than steel and might work better with a gasket that conforms rather than the head flexing?
Just wondering, no facts to support the thought.
Just wondering, no facts to support the thought.
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Spend about four times as much money as you would if you figured it out before it blew?
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