Tightening head bolts on engine stand?

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

No, just diesel engines.

Drew

On Tue, 3 Feb 2004, it was written:

> hey drew, does the retorque after 1000 miles apply as well to the gasoline
> engines? (as I dont recall reading that part on the rebuild of my 85)
> 
> 
> --------- Original message --------
> From: "Drew MacPherson" <drew@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca>
> To: "chris gonzalez" <chris24g@yahoo.com>
> CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: Tightening head bolts on engine stand?
> Date: 02-03-04 18:14
> 
> 
> I don't know what diesel you were working on, but the correct diesel spec
> for all 1.6L VW diesels is:
> 
> 30 lb-ft initial
> 44 lb-ft second sequence
> 180 degrees third sequence (optionally 2 90 degree)
> warm engine to operaing temperature then additional 90 degrees
> after 1000 miles (give or take) of operation additonal 90 degrees
> 
> All torque angle steps are to be done without interruption and without
> loosening.
> 
> Drew
> 
> On Tue, 3 Feb 2004, chris gonzalez wrote:
> 
> > just snug them to 20lbs and torque it in the car.but 180? where did the
> > extra half turn come from? I just did the head gasket on my diesel and
> > the process was 20lbs, 40lbs, 50lbs, warm up the car then retorque to
> > 50lbs. 180 degrees more would have been more like 80lbs of torque.
> >
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