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.
>
>
Sounds logical. Thanks for the info...
Cheers
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