head torque

[jothina]

just fitted my head and tourqued down to 40 ftlb as per haynes instructions,
i,ve read on here about retorquing after the first heat cycle, ik take it thats after initial start up, warm up then when cool check torqueagain with wrench set at 40.
sorry if this seems a daft question but wanted to check i understood the procedure
john

[aupickup]

correct

[bmcecosse]

But you can safely go to 44 ft lbf. Then - reset the valve gaps..... 12 thou on inlets and 15 thou on exhausts.

[jothina]

thanks

[mike.perry]

You did set the smaller rocker shaft nuts to 25lbs/ft?

[bmcecosse]

Must have - cos they would strip/snap at 40..............
But they should of course be finally tightened down AFTER the head nuts have been torqued down. Before that they should just be nipped up lightly - and NOT used to pull down the rocker shaft pedestals.......

[jothina]

yes , i did the smaller ones at 25 after the big head ones

thanks
john

[bmcecosse]

10/10 Well done......