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Old 06-06-2010, 10:30 AM   #5
Tom Wesenberg
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Default Re: Don't get anal about bolts and torque!

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Originally Posted by marc hildebrant View Post
Tom,

How would you handle screwing down head bolts ?

Marc
That's about the only place I'd use a torque wrench on a Model A, but when I was 12 I removed the head from my 1950 Studebaker field car (no body) so I could paint it silver. I reinstalled the head with the old head gasket and no torque wrench and never had a problem. I believe the compression ratio on that engine was 6.5:1.
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