For anyone else checking head nut torque..... This '88 was (is) slated for an engine swap so felt I had "nothing to lose" by checking the head nut torque and in doing so reusing the existing intake runner gaskets. There may be a thinner wall socket that would clear the intake gasket or other better tool to do this job, but I tried several different sockets to no avail; the gasket material was in the way and since the engine was slated for removal, I saw no need to waste perfectly good new intake runner gaskets I have on hand. ...... somewhere. LOL. Neil. On 5/19/17, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > > When checking head nut torque, I had to remove a little material at > edge of each intake gasket to accommodate a socket onto the upper > middle head nuts. I re-sealed that gasket with black RTV so I highly > doubt the noise I'm hearing is air being sucked in between intake > runner and head.
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