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Originally Posted by goodoldvic
I don't see any torque plates on the engine block while it is being honed. I'm honing mine in my garage, by hand, and no plates. I thought a reputable rebuilder as J&M would use torque plates. Just an observation on my part.
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Use of a torque plate was not unheard of back in the day. According to commentary by Murray Fahnestock, Ford tech engineer and writer for Ford Dealer and Service Field in the 20's and 30's; he said, "The fact that cylinder head bolts can pull blocks out of alignment is shown by the fact that Ford used dummy or skeleton cylinder heads, with bolts in place, to prevent distortion of valve seats when grinding valves on Lincoln cars."