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Re: Torque Setting

To: Adrian Jones <AdrianJones@compuserve.com>
Subject: Re: Torque Setting
From: Tom Shirley <tshirley@VoyagerOnline.net>
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 1997 23:11:00 -0400
Cc: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
References: <199710252034_MC2-2518-A9E4@compuserve.com>
Reply-to: Tom Shirley <tshirley@VoyagerOnline.net>
Sender: owner-spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
Adrian Jones wrote:

>         The big question is: what torque setting should be used.  The
> Haynes manual says 50 for "colour dyed" and 46 for "phosphated".  

Try 48. If it ain't a racing engine, a couple of pounds one way or the
other won't matter. If you don't have a high dollar torque wrench,
your's may be off a pound or two anyway. Same goes for using the proper
torqueing technique.
 
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