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Old 11-09-2010, 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by RodKnock View Post
I had Tom Lucas, my engine builder, check/retorque the heads, rocker arm assembly, oil pan, etc. after about 1,000 miles. As I said, I'm more anal than most.
Did you drop the oil pan and retorque the rods? What about the flywheel bolts? I submit that a properly installed valve train in our engines should never, ever require a retorque. And it would be awfully nice if one of the recognized engine builders replied here with "yes, the only time a valve train should require retorquing is if it was never torqued properly in the first place." And I bet that's the case.
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