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Re: re-torqing cylinder heads hot???

To: Ryan Miles <rjhmile@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: re-torqing cylinder heads hot???
From: Ted Schumacher <tedtsimx@bright.net>
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2004 08:22:45 -0500
Ryan, it depends ont eh gasket.  SOme of the composition gaskets say 
"retorque immediately upon ot"  while others, such as copper, are done 
cold.  Ted

Ryan Miles wrote:

>FOT members,
> 
>      I was told my another TR-6 racer that i should warm up my new engine and 
>then re torque the cylinder head while the engine was still warmed up. I 
>followed the recommended procedure tonight and then got to thinking about 
>it... is that really the best idea? I would think that over time The increased 
>torque might pull a head stud during the heating/cooling cycle. As my friend 
>only runs his car on weekends and I will be driving mine on the street I am 
>getting concerned because my car will probably be started and shut down more 
>often than his. After all I would rather blow a head gasket than have to strip 
>down to the bare block to fix a head stud.
> 
>    Also while I'm at it, how much total advance do you guys run that have the 
>6 cylinder TR's? I am trying to have a baseline so that i can put some runtime 
>on my engine before I really have to spend time tuning in the ignition for 
>optimal performance. 
> 
>thanks for your help,
>Ryan 
>
>
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