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Tom Wesenberg · 02-24-2014, 05:48 PM

I know that if you overheat the engine you better recheck the torque. Last summer my lower steel pipe developed a pinhole after the vinegar treatment and I didn't realize my coolant was low until I heard it steaming. When I got home I found several head nuts were quite loose.

02-24-2014, 05:48 PM	#9
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: Head Re-torgueing - Hot or Cold? I know that if you overheat the engine you better recheck the torque. Last summer my lower steel pipe developed a pinhole after the vinegar treatment and I didn't realize my coolant was low until I heard it steaming. When I got home I found several head nuts were quite loose.