- 1. [TR] Post motor rebuild re-torque (score: 1)
- Author: Angelo Graham <agraham@execulink.com>
- Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 18:44:11 -0400
- Hello List: Just wondering about how many miles following a motor rebuild (TR 2-4) should re-torquing of head & setting of valve clearances take place? Should any other re-torquing be done as well? M
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- 2. Re: [TR] Post motor rebuild re-torque (score: 1)
- Author: "Jonas Payne" <jpaynepbr@cox.net>
- Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 15:45:00 -0700
- I re-torque the head at about 500 miles, and yes it never hurts to make a pass around the manifolds as well. Jonas Payne PBR Consulting Services, LLC 702.882.6711 Hello List: Just wondering about how
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- 3. Re: [TR] Post motor rebuild re-torque (score: 1)
- Author: Randall <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 23:24:53 +0000
- Yes to both head and manifold nuts. Not a bad idea to recheck the manifold nuts even at major tune-up intervals, IMO, as they do sometimes seem to back off with heat cycling. For head nuts, definitel
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- 4. Re: [TR] Post motor rebuild re-torque (score: 1)
- Author: terryrs@comcast.net
- Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 21:45:16 +0000 (UTC)
- Just to add to what others have said, I've finally found that the Head nuts that are outside the valve cover are dry as a bone, while those inside are nicely oiled. Backing off the "outside" nuts, t
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- 5. Re: [TR] Post motor rebuild re-torque (score: 1)
- Author: <glemon@neb.rr.com>
- Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 23:49:48 +0000
- While I agree with your efforts as far as consistency is concerned, I believe I have read that you are generally supposed to take torque readings with all threads dry. Greg Lemon ** triumphs@autox.te
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