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Subject:Raceware Head Bolts in a Diesel Vanagon w/o removing anything?
From:Milo
Date:Wed, 10 Oct 2001 06:15:15 -0500

Hi y'all,

Well, I screwed up royally last night while cranking down my 1.6NA 12mm
stretch head bolts - I loosened one about 25 degrees or so by mistake when I
started out....  I ended up tightening them all down a quarter turn, but
rather than "trying it out" and running it to see if it's OK, I've decided
to bite the bullet and go w/ the Raceware Head studs.  (The added luxury
for me is that I'll no longer have to fret about whether or not the
guy who rebuilt the engine torqued the heads down properly to start with!)

Anyway - my question is this.  Can I install the Raceware head bolts
w/ the engine in the Vanagon and w/o having to take out the rear cabinet
in my Westy?  Anyone done this?  Seems like it might be a real tight
fit.....

Thanks!  John

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