Hi all
How tight should I torque the bolts on an alloy inlet manifold fitted to a 289 with 351W heads?? My buddy says 26 ft. lb. which I tried and sheared the first bolt
BTW this is the second bolt that has broken on this car at fairly low torque (the first was on the clutch cover plate) .. are there problems with these 40 yr. old bolts? or is it just my bad luck.
Have had to send off to the USA for some replacement bolts and will miss the classic car rally which we were going to tomorrow .... Grrrr!!
How tight should I torque the bolts on an alloy inlet manifold fitted to a 289 with 351W heads?? My buddy says 26 ft. lb. which I tried and sheared the first bolt
BTW this is the second bolt that has broken on this car at fairly low torque (the first was on the clutch cover plate) .. are there problems with these 40 yr. old bolts? or is it just my bad luck.
Have had to send off to the USA for some replacement bolts and will miss the classic car rally which we were going to tomorrow .... Grrrr!!