Raceware and Diesel (was: Tightening headbolts...)

[drew at scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca (Drew MacPherson)]

I have heard lots of good things about raceware from people who have used 
their 11mm studs in gassers (as well as con rod bolts) however the one 
person I talked to who used them in diesels (12mm studs) had problems- as 
have I.  Caveat emptor... :)

Drew

On Tue, 3 Feb 2004, Mark Hausler wrote:

> I have had great success with my Raceware set (an an
> ABA block/Eurospec head)- Had to make sure how to
> properly torque them (engine originally was not build
> by me) after i had some head work done- They e-mailed
> me the proper procedure and were very helpful. No
> problems orginally and no problems after reinstall. I
> would recommend them highly- 
> 
> -mark
> 
> 
> --- chris gonzalez <chris24g@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > This is my 1st time with the raceware fasteners. So
> > far, so good, but time will tell if they hold their
> > torque. I will be very upset if I have to change
> > that diesel gasket again, especially after the cost
> > of those bolts! What kind of leaks did your previous
> > engine develop? 
> > 
> > Drew MacPherson <drew@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca>
> > wrote:
> > Yes, reacewares are not torque angle, so the torque
> > specs are very 
> > different than stock stretch bolts. Is this your
> > first run with the 
> > racewares on your diesel? I'm thoroughly unimpressed
> > with the set of 
> > racewares I purchased 8 or 9 years ago now - I've
> > used them on 4 different 
> > engines (the last one I was foolish enough to try
> > twice) and keep 
> > reverting back to stock stretch bolts for a reliable
> > seal.
> > 
> > Drew
> > 
> > On Tue, 3 Feb 2004, chris gonzalez wrote:
> > 
> > > Ah, yes I was using raceware studs/fasteners on my
> > diesel. Make sure you
> > > chase the threads and blow out the bolt holes, or
> > your torque readings
> > > will be different for each bolt. Oh, and raceware
> > themselves recommend
> > > using the beam type torque wrench vs. click or
> > dial torque wrenches.
> > > They went as far as to say they recommend NOT
> > using click or dial
> > > wrenches.
> > > 
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