Terry - I can't answer your specific question as to proper torque, but I can offer some practical experience. I remove the valve covers every year as I have solid lifters and I check/adjust the lash once a year. I just tighten so it feels tight without overtightening - which I realize is neither a Metric nor Standard unit of measure - and I don't have leaks. I have blue Fel-pro valve covers, which allow a certain amount of compression. I just tighten it down fairly snug, by hand, without overtightening and I have never had problems. On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 9:36 PM, Himes, Terry (397C) < terry.himes@jpl.nasa.gov> wrote:
Hey Pantera Guru's, I finally got to my Pantera last night. (work is getting in the way of my fun!!) Simple fix. ALL my valve cover bolts were loose. Every one of them. I tightened them all but didn't want to over tighten them. Anyone know what the correct torque should be? I have roller rockers and the taller Ford Racing valve covers for clearance. Your thoughts? Terry
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Terry -A I can't answer your specific question as to proper torque, but I can offer some practical experience.A I remove the valve covers every year as I have solid lifters and I check/adjust the lash once a year. I just tighten so it feels tight without overtightening - which I realize is neither a Metric nor Standard unit of measure - and I don't have leaks. I have blue Fel-pro valve covers, which allow a certain amount of compression. I just tighten it down fairly snug, by hand, without overtightening and I have never had problems.A On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 9:36 PM, Himes, Terry (397C) <[1]terry.himes@jpl.nasa.gov> wrote: A A Hey Pantera Guru's, A A I finally got to my Pantera last night. (work is getting in the way of A A my fun!!) A A Simple fix.A ALL my valve cover bolts were loose.A Every one of them. A A I tightened them all A A but didn't want to over tighten them.A Anyone know what the correct A A torque should be? A A I have roller rockers and the taller Ford Racing valve covers for A A clearance. A A Your thoughts? A A Terry A A "A Purple Heart proves you were smart enough to hatch a plan, A A stupid enough to try it and lucky enough to survive!" A A Terry W. Himes A A JPL Jet Propulsion Laboratory A A Dawn Spacecraft Team A A Rosetta Sequence Team Lead A A Phone: [2](818) 393-6261 A A Cell:A A A [3](818) 653-8213 A A Fax:A A A [4](818) 393-3147 A A [1][5]thimes@jpl.nasa.gov References A A 1. mailto:[6]thimes@jpl.nasa.gov _______________________________________________ Detomaso Email List is not managed by POCA Posted emails must not exceed 1.5 Megabytes DeTomaso mailing list [7]DeTomaso@server.detomasolist.com [8]http://server.detomasolist.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso To manage your subscription (change email address, unsubscribe, etc.) use the links above. Members who post to this list grant license to the list to forward any message posted here to all past, current, or future members of the list. They also grant the list owner permission to maintain an archive or approve the archiving of list messages. References 1. mailto:terry.himes@jpl.nasa.gov 2. tel:%28818%29%20393-6261 3. tel:%28818%29%20653-8213 4. tel:%28818%29%20393-3147 5. mailto:thimes@jpl.nasa.gov 6. mailto:thimes@jpl.nasa.gov 7. mailto:DeTomaso@server.detomasolist.com 8. http://server.detomasolist.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso