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- From: dingbat@cix.compulink.co.uk (Codesmiths)
- Subject: Re: head gasket on a taurus
- Cc: dingbat@cix.compulink.co.uk
- Reply-To: dingbat@cix.compulink.co.uk
- Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 23:47:44 +0000
- Message-ID: <memo.541052@cix.compulink.co.uk>
- Sender: usenet@gate.demon.co.uk
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- In-Reply-To: prmx@vax5.cit.cornell.edu
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- > I am about to replace the head gasket on my '86 Ford Taurus 2.5L engine.
- > My question is: Torque the gasket once, or should I slack the bolts at some
- > interval, then re-torque them.
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- Probably neither !
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- I don't know that engine, but you seem to have a misunderstanding
- about re-torqueing head bolts. It's normal practice to re-torque
- after about 500 miles, but this just involves tightening the bolts up
- further, *not* slackening them first.
-
- A manual will quote the correct torque figures.
-