At 07:09 AM 4/4/98 -0500, Mark Hudgik wrote:
>1. Head Torque - Different torques for different folks? How close a
tolerance to spec has been followed by different factory guys, mechanics
and backyard types. What happens to torque settings on a flexible gasketed
head over time?, anyone re-torqued their heads lately? If not, it may be
too late anyway. Coolant trapped under the heads becomes "old" coolant and
then...?
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Retorquing the Wasser Heads, a procedure most common to Air Cooled VW
Engines, is specifically a no-no because the sealant applied to each of the
Head Nuts will break loose and then you will have some coolant leakage
problems.  Of course, you could theoretically remove and reseal each Head
Nut, but that would get a little tedious after awhile.

Jim Thompson
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