Eddie,
Little do you realize you just saved me (and perhaps others) the same
fate. I was one day away from installing my pan, and had my Haynes
manual out, looking at torque values, thinking: "20 pounds! Man, I hope
I don't strip those little bolts."!
The same thing is likely true for oil pump bolts, front and rear end
plate bolts, and the front end cam plate bolts. All are the smaller
bolts into the block (except for the few 5/16" in the front end plate).
I find this list invaluable for this sort of info. for an amateur like
me. THANKS LISTERS!!
Tim C.
esheffield wrote:
>
> Thanks to all for the help with my oil pan install problem. Basically screwed
>it up good, so I'm getting new gaskets and bolts and starting over.
>Aggravating thing is I was trying to be *so* careful, referring to the manuals
>and all. Just my luck that Haynes was screwed up. Seems that everything I do
>exhibits the same irony - try to be really careful and it turns out crap. Go
>at something really half-assed and it comes out perfect. Go figure.
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