Do I retorque the heads?
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Racer
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Do I retorque the heads?
On the 502 I torqued the heads, intake, fitted the headers, and then put the engine in the car. Headers got stole so when I went to bolt on the new headers they wouldn't fit on. I undid 1 bolt, took the washer out, retorqued the bolt. I did this for the remaining 7 bolts. Headers fit. SO do I take headers off, grind headers to fit with the washers on or am I ok? I tried to get thin enough washers but it's either mod headers or leave it the way it is. Comments or suggestions? TIA
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Re: Do I retorque the heads? (2nspire)
I have aluminum heads so I did recheck the head bolt studs torque values after several heat cycles.
Are you talking about washer diameter or thickness. I would never grind on the headers! If it's washer dia I would just grind away one edge. If it's thickness your bolts are way to short.
When I used header bolts. I used allens and gooped the threads with red high temp RTV. Now that I have aluminum heads I have ARP studs installed with thread sealer.
It's makes me wonder about jerks who steal headers for nothing they would ever have or even someone else.
Are you talking about washer diameter or thickness. I would never grind on the headers! If it's washer dia I would just grind away one edge. If it's thickness your bolts are way to short.
When I used header bolts. I used allens and gooped the threads with red high temp RTV. Now that I have aluminum heads I have ARP studs installed with thread sealer.
It's makes me wonder about jerks who steal headers for nothing they would ever have or even someone else.
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Re: Do I retorque the heads? (gkull)
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I was talking about the washer thickness. With the washers the bolts stick up too far, so it's no washers or mod the headers.
As far as the headers growing legs; they come for the stereos and the headers were there. They got the stereo out of the camaro out on my front driveway front too.
I was talking about the washer thickness. With the washers the bolts stick up too far, so it's no washers or mod the headers.
As far as the headers growing legs; they come for the stereos and the headers were there. They got the stereo out of the camaro out on my front driveway front too.
