Re: [MV] replacing head gaskets

From: Marc Strangfeld (mjstrangfeld@yahoo.com)
Date: Thu Apr 07 2005 - 09:52:41 PDT


Dave

I used the special wrench made for the job. I bought
it from Adriondack Dodge Parts. The center line of
the socket end is in line with the bolt end. If these
are off center, such as a shop built wrench, the
torque value will change. If it is enough to worry
about I don't know. Someone could probably measure
the offset and figure out how much to compensate and
still end up with even torque. It wouldn't be a bad
idea to make your own wrench because the one I bought
is rather weak and took on a permanent twist after
torqing the heads. Off course by allowing the wrench
to flex that effects torque too so maybe it's a horse
apiece. Someone told me Snap-On sold a wrench that
works too. Might be worth checking into.

I got my gaskets from two sources. One was a complete
overhaul set including the new head gaskets from a
local vender. And the set you have now came from
Memphis Equipment. When I ordered the overhaul set
from my local source he couldn't guarrantee that it
had the new head gaskets. I didn't want to be stuck
without them so I ordered "extra" from Memphis. My
head gasket replacement was done spur of the moment a
couple of days before leaving on a 3000 mile trip so
there was no room for partsman negligence.

Marc

--- L51940@aol.com wrote:
> Also did you use the correct wrench for the injector
> side head bolts? I'm
> making up a wrench like Joe Trapp did; a socket base
> welded side by side to a
> box wrench end.
>
> Dave
>

                
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