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Originally Posted by BruceWilkie
related to heat and need to retorque... I Thoughts???...Maybe kills the studs before the gasket dies ???
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Well, I've NEVER re-torque Head-Bolts on a hot-run engine because I figure the organic gasket material is at it's softest, unfair to re-TQ while HOT. In fact I'd be scared to re-TQ while HOT.
Corollary: Re-torque after a complete cool-down sounds fair game. (if we Monk-like about it, not to cavalier).