[DeTomaso] Oil Leak Fixed. What Torque?

[Charles McCall]

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 at 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
>
>    "A Purple Heart proves you were smart enough to hatch a plan,
>
>     stupid enough to try it and lucky enough to survive!"
>
>    Terry W. Himes
>
>    JPL Jet Propulsion Laboratory
>
>    Dawn Spacecraft Team
>
>    Rosetta Sequence Team Lead
>
>    Phone: (818) 393-6261
>
>    Cell:     (818) 653-8213
>
>    Fax:     (818) 393-3147
>
>    [1]thimes at jpl.nasa.gov
>
> References
>
>    1. mailto:thimes at jpl.nasa.gov
>
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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 at 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 at jpl.nasa.gov
     References
     A  A 1. mailto:[6]thimes at jpl.nasa.gov
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References

   1. mailto:terry.himes at jpl.nasa.gov
   2. tel:%28818%29%20393-6261
   3. tel:%28818%29%20653-8213
   4. tel:%28818%29%20393-3147
   5. mailto:thimes at jpl.nasa.gov
   6. mailto:thimes at jpl.nasa.gov
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