You will not stop external coolant leaks by re-torque the heads. Sometimes you can get lucky and stop or slow internal leaks by re-tourqing. It should be noted that if the head nuts are loosing torque, they were either not installed correctly or they are getting ready to fail. They don't vibrate loose. Dennis
-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of DaveC Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 1:06 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: WBX head re-torque? I want to see if I can easily stop a head gasket coolant leak on a '86 2.1L WBX engine before I buy it from a friend. Don't want to invest in a Bently until (unless) I buy it. Torque hot or cold? How many lbs-ft? What pattern? If someone could e-mail me the pattern 1 3 5 4 2 6 or something like this, I'd appreciate it. Thanks, Dave -- Dave Carpenter Whatever you wish for me, May you have twice as much. |
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