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blofly
monotorque head gasket's
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I have been told that monotorque brand head gaskets only need to be torqued down once and never retorqued after x amount of km's, is this true? I have torqued the head down in three stages, 29 lbft, 44lbft and 59lbft as per instructions

Posted on: 2006/11/5 12:28
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dattoman_1000
Re: monotorque head gasket's
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Thats the theory
But I redo them after 1000 km anyway

Posted on: 2006/11/5 12:52
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blofly
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I guess your right neil, I mean surely retightening the bolts couldn't do any harm hey
I have already changed one too many head gaskets this month!

Posted on: 2006/11/5 13:10
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