Dan,
The 35# spec is wrong. Which book is that? That was
the original L16 (1600 motor) spec, which lead to blown
head gaskets right and left. ;-(
I've posted a list of torque values. Handy reference to
keep. Do you have a cast iron head or aluminum head?
I usually kept the torque to 60# on the aluminum heads
on engines I rebuilt. Never had a problem. Do NOT retorque
to a lower value, as the head gasket will blow out.
You should be fine with the head torque to 65#. One
thing I use is a beam torque wrench on the head bolts
to get a good feel of the pull of the head.
Tom Walter '68 2000
Austin, TX
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