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Date:         Fri, 20 Dec 2002 12:59:13 -0800
Reply-To:     Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@TSSGI.COM>
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From:         Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@TSSGI.COM>
Subject:      Re: Retorque 1.9L heads
Comments: To: lauterba <lauterba@BELLSOUTH.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <001b01c2a864$1f0962e0$0101a8c0@launchmodem.com>
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A broken cylinder head stud is the most dangerous aspect of retorqueing your
heads.  If your motor has quite a few miles on it, and if the head studs
have any corrosion (very possible), there is a good chance that one, or
more, will snap during the retorque.  It's not worth the risk unless you
know the condition of your head studs.


Cheers,


Jeff


-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
Of lauterba
Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 12:12 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Retorque 1.9L heads




Is there any danger in having the heads of my 1.9L engine professionally
retorqued?  I am hoping to minimize combustion gases going in to the coolant
and try to get another few months from the engine?


John Lauterbach
Macon, GA
'84 7-passenger
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