triumphs
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: [TR] anyone have experience using APR head bolts

To: "Wbeech@flash.net" <wbeech@flash.net>, "Sujit Roy" <triumphstag@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [TR] anyone have experience using APR head bolts
From: "Jerry Van Vlack" <jerryvv@roadrunner.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2019 06:58:14 -0400
Cc: Triumphs <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Delivered-to: mharc@autox.team.net
Delivered-to: triumphs@autox.team.net
Importance: Normal yYT4dF6H0aPxYYX4q7jMxEfNHcAuLxulcZhg3FofkP+wRs3nCa3y3dPSzah0GF4rL3geVP6kbbQ8ppI1AhMJwfCogyleDGjf0CkqYRoIfa6sYDmxVQk1VfLb PNPNqzZ7iBk0dBdb/eUl2w==
References: <CANLCLaGaOk6eVtosGi4yhZCaJDE4ZPT93BP86t+v8uNxGHmM0w@mail.gmail.com> <A9554E86-3745-4E8D-846C-53D69A0A429A@flash.net>
This is a multi-part message in MIME format.

--===============7962121176240960348==
        boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00D8_01D56480.74392030"

This is a multi-part message in MIME format.

------=_NextPart_000_00D8_01D56480.74392030
        charset="utf-8"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I did not re-torque my ARP=E2=80=99s after a TR4A rebuild and 2 years =
later blew a head gasket with no evidence of burn thru. Studs were loose =
and nuts came off much to easily. My fault as I always intended to do a =
re-torque but didn=E2=80=99t.=20

From: Wbeech@flash.net=20
Sent: Thursday, September 5, 2019 6:17 PM
To: Sujit Roy=20
Cc: Triumphs=20
Subject: Re: [TR] anyone have experience using APR head bolts

Have used APR on my last 3 TR3 rebuilds, never a problem.  Never heard =
anything about not having to re-torque.   I do after 2-3 heat cycles =
then again at 200 mile with the first oil change.  =20
Bill


Sent from my IBM 8088

On Sep 5, 2019, at 5:10 PM, Sujit Roy <triumphstag@gmail.com> wrote:


I used ARP head bolts on my last Stag. I torqued down the head, but =
never in the last 5 or so years did I re-torque the heads. I recall =
speaking to a technician over at APR and he said no need to re-torque  I =
have not run into an issue. But am wondering what other's have to say.=20


Sujit


--=20

Sujit Roy
Cupertino, California

https://triumphstagblog.wordpress.com/


** triumphs@autox.team.net **

Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs  =

http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/wbeech@flash.net



-------------------------------------------------------------------------=
-------
** triumphs@autox.team.net **

Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs  =

http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/jerryvv@roadrunner.com

------=_NextPart_000_00D8_01D56480.74392030
        charset="utf-8"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

<HTML><HEAD>
<META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8" =
http-equiv=3Dcontent-type></HEAD>
<BODY dir=3Dltr>
<DIV dir=3Dltr>
<DIV style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000">
<DIV>I did not re-torque my ARP=E2=80=99s after a TR4A rebuild and 2 =
years later blew a=20
head gasket with no evidence of burn thru. Studs were loose and nuts =
came off=20
much to easily. My fault as I always intended to do a re-torque but =
didn=E2=80=99t.=20
</DIV>
<DIV=20
style=3D'FONT-SIZE: small; TEXT-DECORATION: none; FONT-FAMILY: =
"Calibri"; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; =
DISPLAY: inline'>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt tahoma">
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #f5f5f5">
<DIV style=3D"font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A=20
title=3Dwbeech@flash.net>Wbeech@flash.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, September 5, 2019 6:17 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=3Dtriumphstag@gmail.com>Sujit Roy</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A title=3Dtriumphs@autox.team.net>Triumphs</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [TR] anyone have experience using APR head=20
bolts</DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV></DIV>
<DIV=20
style=3D'FONT-SIZE: small; TEXT-DECORATION: none; FONT-FAMILY: =
"Calibri"; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; =
DISPLAY: inline'>Have=20
used APR on my last 3 TR3 rebuilds, never a problem.&nbsp; Never heard =
anything=20
about not having to re-torque.&nbsp;&nbsp; I do after 2-3 heat cycles =
then again=20
at 200 mile with the first oil change.&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
<DIV>Bill<BR><BR>
<DIV id=3DAppleMailSignature dir=3Dltr>Sent from my IBM 8088</DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr><BR>On Sep 5, 2019, at 5:10 PM, Sujit Roy=20
&lt;<A>triumphstag@gmail.com</A>&gt; wrote:<BR><BR></DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr>
<DIV dir=3Dltr>I used ARP head bolts on my last Stag. I torqued down the =
head, but=20
never in the last 5 or so years did I re-torque the heads. I recall =
speaking to=20
a technician over at APR and he said no need to re-torque&nbsp; I have =
not run=20
into an issue. But am wondering what other's have to say.=20
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Sujit<BR clear=3Dall>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>-- <BR>
<DIV class=3Dgmail_signature dir=3Dltr =
data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature">
<DIV dir=3Dltr>
<DIV>Sujit Roy<BR>Cupertino, California</DIV>
<DIV><BR><A href=3D"https://triumphstagblog.wordpress.com/"=20
target=3D_blank>https://triumphstagblog.wordpress.com/</A><BR><BR></DIV><=
/DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr><SPAN>** <A>triumphs@autox.team.net</A>=20
**</SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN>Donate: <A=20
href=3D"http://www.team.net/donate.html";>http://www.team.net/donate.html<=
/A></SPAN><BR><SPAN>Archive:=20
<A=20
href=3D"http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs";>http://www.team.net/piper=
mail/triumphs</A>&nbsp;=20
<A=20
href=3D"http://www.team.net/archive";>http://www.team.net/archive</A></SPA=
N><BR><SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN>Unsubscribe/Manage:=20
<A=20
href=3D"http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/wbeech@flash.net";>=
http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/wbeech@flash.net</A></SPAN=
><BR></DIV></DIV>
<P>
<HR>
** triumphs@autox.team.net **<BR><BR>Donate:=20
http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs&nbsp;=20
http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/jerryvv@roadrunner.com<BR>=
</DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>

------=_NextPart_000_00D8_01D56480.74392030--


--===============7962121176240960348==
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Disposition: inline

** triumphs@autox.team.net **

Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs  http://www.team.net/archive


--===============7962121176240960348==--


<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>