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On 16 Jun 2003 at 21:55, Hal Sullivan wrote: > 6/16/2003 9:10:41 PM, Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org> wrote: > >4 is a LOT. It makes me worry more that the uppers are also loose. > > I found one loose nut (I checked with fingers around the rocker arms) and > stripped that side of the engine to check them *all*. The uppers are at > 23 ft/lbs, which is what I remember for the 10mm studs. > > I've memorized the 23 ft/lbs for 10mm and 18 ft/lbs for 8mm, yet I've > only built one engine. Weird. Yeah, weird. I've only ever done one 8mm engine, so I always have t pull out my type 1 Bentley to look that up. > >Do the easy, bottom ones first, so that if they are pulling out, at least > >you haven't also put yourself thru the trouble of taking off the upper > >shrouding in the car. > > Too late. But since I've gone to the hassle of removing the tin, should I go > ahead and retorque the entire head? Absolutely! Go for it. Just remember to do it cold, which I gather will not be a problem in this case. ;-) > >Just a guess, 3 to 6 months. Zero months is also quite possible. It's > >completely dependent on driving conditions. > > Well, that's a guesstimate. If it's pulling a stud or two, I'll go ahead > and try them .. not like I've got much to lose at this point. That's what I'd do, too. If 3 to 4 are stripped then I think it's teardown time. > Jim, thanks for the input. I'll keep hoping for the best with this engine, and > try and nursemaid it along -- and just hope it holds together until we get > settled into a place with a garage in Portland. Maybe I'll be able to take the > sawzall away from Martin before he sacrifices any more T3s. =) ;-) -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org