Hi Folks,
Good old Moss Motors came through in the end. The mail man brought
the remainder of the con rod bolts for the 1500 that were on back order.
That means its time to put every thing back together.
The big question is: what torque setting should be used. The
Haynes manual says 50 for "colour dyed" and 46 for "phosphated". The Moss
bolts are black.
Is black a colour? Are carbon atoms black?
These bolts are about 3/8" diameter and, unlike the ones that came off,
have a kind of flat washer profile that is intregal with the nut-head, if
you get my drift.
I'll be doing this tomorrow morning so let's have a quick
consensus.
Oh yeah, is it correct NOT to assembly-lube the "outsides" of the con rod
bearing shells, but just the area that will come in contact with the
crankshaft?.
Thanks, as always, Adrian
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