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Old Dec 6, 2007 | 08:59 AM
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foreigneRS
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you can't torque std head bolts higher than std. std procedure is to get them up to torque and then turn a further 80 - 90 degrees. that further tightening puts the bolts in the stretch zone - any further tightening will just stretch them more - it won't provide any more clamping force
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