To all,
For what it's worth:
>From HPBOOKS - 1,001 High Performance Tech Tips, by Wayne Scraba -1st
edition - 1995 - page 7, tip #42 TORQUING HEAD STUDS:
"Head studs should never be installed with more than 10 foot-pounds of
torque (five foot-pounds is usually the practical limit). More than
that will distort the deck and create head gasket problems. Install the
stud with a correct stud and bearing lock (or mount) epoxy."
My personal knowledge of this subject is limited but the above
referenced book has some great tips!
Regards,
Ron Fowler
DANMAS@aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 1/23/99 8:26:25 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> EDDINSK@NRISO.NOLA.NAVY.MIL writes:
>
> > I don't think there will be any torque specs for the studs. Just be sure
> > they are good and snug.
>
> Bob and Kevin,
>
> I'm going to go out on a limb here, and try to relate something I read a while
> back, but don't clearly remember.
>
> According to the article (in either Hot Rod or Car Craft) you do NOT want to
> torque the head studs, the reason being the head studs won't torque till they
> bottom out, and then there's a danger of stress fracture of the block and/or
> the studs. I wish I remembered more, but you could go to the local library and
> check it out for yourself. It was sometime in the last two years, I believe,
> and almost all libraries keep microfilm of both magazines.
>
> In addition to that warning, they also gave a procedure for installing the
> studs. I won't take a chance on giving you bum information, but it's worth
> your while to look up the article. I will do the same, but this time, instead
> of trusting my memory, I'll make a copy for my files.
>
> Dan Masters,
> Alcoa, TN
>
> '71 TR6---------3000mile/year driver, fully restored
> '71 TR6---------undergoing full restoration and Ford 5.0 V8 insertion - see:
> http://www.sky.net/~boballen/mg/Masters/index.html
> '74 MGBGT---3000mile/year driver, original condition - slated for a V8 soon
> '68 MGBGT---organ donor for the '74
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