retorquing head gaskets
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I have been doing it the same was as above for more years than I can remember. This topic seems to keep coming up.
One thing that people forget is when you have bolts into water jackets and put sealer on them you don't want undo them and torque them again weeks later(or several hours)
One thing that people forget is when you have bolts into water jackets and put sealer on them you don't want undo them and torque them again weeks later(or several hours)
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WEe were discussing this very topic in another thread yesterday. The most recent set of instructions I've seen say to retorque after warming the engine. I can't find the slip, but will have one next week. You can always call FelPro- better safe than sorry- you're risking alot more than two gaskets.
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No, I dont. They make so many different gaskets. Besides bore size, they are sold in several different thicknesses. I would call Cometic and get the right gaskets for your application.
http://www.cometic.com/
http://www.cometic.com/
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The only way to truly tell which gasket you need is to measure your deck height. Proper squish dimension will mean the difference between getting max performance out of your engine or leaving 40-50 horsepower on the table.