For anyone else checking head nut torque.....

This '88 was (is) slated for an engine swap so felt I had "nothing to
lose" by checking the head nut torque and in doing so reusing the
existing intake runner gaskets. There may be a thinner wall socket
that would clear the intake gasket or other better tool to do this
job, but I tried several different sockets to no avail; the gasket
material was in the way and since the engine was slated for removal, I
saw no need to waste perfectly good new intake runner gaskets I have
on hand.   ......  somewhere.  LOL.

Neil.

On 5/19/17, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

>
> When checking head nut torque, I had to remove a little material at
> edge of each intake gasket to accommodate a socket onto the upper
> middle head nuts. I re-sealed that gasket with black RTV so I highly
> doubt the noise I'm hearing is air being sucked in between intake
> runner and head.

--
Neil n

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