Date:         Thu, 26 Jan 2006 20:15:58 -0800
Reply-To:     Blake Heinlein <blakeheinlein@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Blake Heinlein <blakeheinlein@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Head Retorquing On New Engine
Comments: To: Ken Lewis <kdlewis_wating_time@allvantage.com>
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Ken,
It was over 75,000 miles ago but when I had my engine rebuilt I start having
many cooling system problems from the first 500 trip. In hind sight, I think
that maybe the rebuild company just didn't tighten the heads correctly.
After about 25,000 miles of trouble shooting I finally torqued the heads and
the problem went away and I haven't had any problems since.  I'll have to
see if it comes back in the future.
--
Blake Heinlein
1984 Westfalia
Sacramento, CA
blakeheinlein@gmail.com
http://www.home.surewest.net
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On 1/26/06, Ken Lewis <kdlewis_wating_time@allvantage.com> wrote:
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> Blake,
> One possible problem; if the correct sealer was not used under the head
> nuts. If an RTV which drys hard was used a leak may develop.
> Ken Lewis
> http://neksiwel.20m.com/
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