Terry, quite a bit of the 'required' torque depends on what valve cover gaskets you use. The old stand-by- cork- will slowly crush down close to each bolt even if correctly torqued, which not only produces leaks, retightening also will eventually pinch the gaskett into pieces, making reuse or further retightening impossible. Too little torque plus blow-by can blow sections of gasket outside the covers, or sometimes suck pieces inside. It also depends on what valve covers you have; the OEM sheet steel ones are extremely flexible and really need large oblong washers under each bolt to spread the load. Cast aluminum ones are heavier and more rigid so bolt torque is effectively spread out. Overtorquing cast covers will break the bolts. Neoprene gaskets can take a little more torque than cork before tightening will damage them. Its a toss-up as to whether the bolt will shear or the gasket will leak. Note- all the above also applies to oil pan gaskets. A couple of companies offer pre-formed silicone gaskets that are (maybe) infinitely reusable with a little RTV on one side. One type is lined with metal to prevent suck-in or blow-outs. They are expensive. Good luck- J Deryke -----Original Message----- From: detomaso-request <detomaso-request@server.detomasolist.com> To: detomaso <detomaso@server.detomasolist.com> Sent: Thu, Sep 29, 2016 9:00 am Subject: DeTomaso Digest, Vol 147, Issue 35 Send DeTomaso mailing list submissions to detomaso@server.detomasolist.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://server.detomasolist.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to detomaso-request@server.detomasolist.com You can reach the person managing the list at detomaso-owner@server.detomasolist.com When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of DeTomaso digest..." Daily Detomaso List Digest Today's Topics: 1. Re: Carb (audionut@hushmail.com) 2. Re: Fans and shroud (Jack Donahue) 3. Boyd Coddington 10-Spoke Wheels and Tires for sale - $1200 (Brent Stewart) 4. Re: Boyd Coddington 10-Spoke Wheels and Tires for sale - $1200 (JFFR) 5. Re: Boyd Coddington 10-Spoke Wheels and Tires for sale - $1200 (Mike Thomas) 6. Beautiful Gr4 clone for sale (Mike Drew) 7. Re: Fwd: Re: Oil Leak Fixed. What Torque? (Guido deTomaso) 8. Re: Fwd: Re: Oil Leak Fixed. What Torque? (Joseph F. Byrd, Jr.) 9. Original EU GTS for sale in Germany (Patrick HALS) 10. Re: Boyd Coddington 10-Spoke Wheels and Tires for sale - Sale Pending (Brent Stewart) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2016 10:59:11 -0700 From: audionut@hushmail.com To: "Trip Owen" <lance730@msn.com>, detomaso@server.detomasolist.com Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Carb Message-ID: <20160928175911.7F6D84010F@smtp.hushmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Just bolted on Larry Stock's (Pantera Parts Connection) Quick Fuel 650 a few months ago and my stock motor loves it. Didn't have to adjust a thing. Sent using Hushmail On September 27, 2016 at 3:29 PM, "Trip Owen" wrote:Can someone suggest a carb. for stock 351 Cleveland with Edelbrock intake? My old Holly is not delivering fuel - I know its getting there - checked front float, was not stuck.......did the usual - inline filter, pump check, carb. filter........ don't want fancy upgrade - just plug and play is fine - Trip 88' GT5S Terry, quite a bit of the 'required' torque depends on what valve cover gaskets you use. The old stand-by- cork- will slowly crush down close to each bolt even if correctly torqued, which not only produces leaks, retightening also will eventually pinch the gaskett into pieces, making reuse or further retightening impossible. Too little torque plus blow-by can blow sections of gasket outside the covers, or sometimes suck pieces inside. It also depends on what valve covers you have; the OEM sheet steel ones are extremely flexible and really need large oblong washers under each bolt to spread the load. Cast aluminum ones are heavier and more rigid so bolt torque is effectively spread out. Overtorquing cast covers will break the bolts. Neoprene gaskets can take a little more torque than cork before tightening will damage them. Its a toss-up as to whether the bolt will shear or the gasket will leak. Note- all the above also applies to oil pan gaskets. A couple of companies offer pre-formed silicone gaskets that are (maybe) infinitely reusable with a little RTV on one side. One type is lined with metal to prevent suck-in or blow-outs. They are expensive. Good luck- J Deryke -----Original Message----- From: detomaso-request <detomaso-request@server.detomasolist.com> To: detomaso <detomaso@server.detomasolist.com> Sent: Thu, Sep 29, 2016 9:00 am Subject: DeTomaso Digest, Vol 147, Issue 35 Send DeTomaso mailing list submissions to [1]detomaso@server.detomasolist.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit [2]http://server.detomasolist.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to detomaso-[3]request@server.detomasolist.com You can reach the person managing the list at detomaso-[4]owner@server.detomasolist.com When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of DeTomaso digest..." Daily Detomaso List Digest Today's Topics: 1. Re: Carb ([5]audionut@hushmail.com) 2. Re: Fans and shroud (Jack Donahue) 3. Boyd Coddington 10-Spoke Wheels and Tires for sale - $1200 (Brent Stewart) 4. Re: Boyd Coddington 10-Spoke Wheels and Tires for sale - $1200 (JFFR) 5. Re: Boyd Coddington 10-Spoke Wheels and Tires for sale - $1200 (Mike Thomas) 6. Beautiful Gr4 clone for sale (Mike Drew) 7. Re: Fwd: Re: Oil Leak Fixed. What Torque? (Guido deTomaso) 8. Re: Fwd: Re: Oil Leak Fixed. What Torque? (Joseph F. Byrd, Jr.) 9. Original EU GTS for sale in Germany (Patrick HALS) 10. Re: Boyd Coddington 10-Spoke Wheels and Tires for sale - Sale Pending (Brent Stewart) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2016 10:59:11 -0700 From: [6]audionut@hushmail.com To: "Trip Owen" <[7]lance730@msn.com>, [8]detomaso@server.detomasolist.com Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Carb Message-ID: <[9]20160928175911.7F6D84010F@smtp.hushmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Just bolted on Larry Stock's (Pantera Parts Connection) Quick Fuel 650 a few months ago and my stock motor loves it. Didn't have to adjust a thing. Sent using Hushmail On September 27, 2016 at 3:29 PM, "Trip Owen" wrote:Can someone suggest a carb. for stock 351 Cleveland with Edelbrock intake? My old Holly is not delivering fuel - I know its getting there - checked front float, was not stuck.......did the usual - inline filter, pump check, carb. filter........ don't want fancy upgrade - just plug and play is fine - Trip 88' GT5S