I tried once asking the list to clarify the numer. The answer was 50 NM or 38 ftlb. I torqued my head nuts to 50 nm and it has held up through my trip to Yosemite. I went up to 10,000 ft summit. As of today (2 or 3 weeks later) there is still no loss of coolant nor any loss of oil. David
--- Zoltan <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET> wrote: > I remember, someone was mentioning higher number of ft/lbs than what the book is writing. I > think, the book writes 37lbs and I remember mentioned up to 50. > What is the latest recommended figure? > Zoltan >
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