Blown Head Gasket repair w/pics

IHateHacks · 01-19-2007, 03:21 PM

Well its 40 degrees right now, which is warm by my standards, I will get some more done today.

Yeah I said alot of things in this thread, but when it comes down to the wire I let my instincts take over.

First of all the ARP specs are general specs not vehicle specific specs. 86ft/lbs is for ALL 12mm ARP studs not bolts. They don't even list 12mm bolts. Plus factory specs are 58 ft/lbs that means the engineers at toyota built the HEAD and the block threads to withstand 58 ft/lbs not 90!! I'm just really worried about cracking the head or overtorquing the head gasket. I think 70 ft/lbs is a nice medium. Plus they are tight as hell!!

I know the ARP bolts are stronger than normal bolts so I'm not worried about snapping them, Im worried about stripping the block threads or f-ing up the head or gasket. Im not using a metal head gasket, just a MLS Felpro one.

01-19-2007, 03:21 PM	#74
IHateHacks 20psi boost Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Haven/Hamden Posts: 793	Well its 40 degrees right now, which is warm by my standards, I will get some more done today. Yeah I said alot of things in this thread, but when it comes down to the wire I let my instincts take over. First of all the ARP specs are general specs not vehicle specific specs. 86ft/lbs is for ALL 12mm ARP studs not bolts. They don't even list 12mm bolts. Plus factory specs are 58 ft/lbs that means the engineers at toyota built the HEAD and the block threads to withstand 58 ft/lbs not 90!! I'm just really worried about cracking the head or overtorquing the head gasket. I think 70 ft/lbs is a nice medium. Plus they are tight as hell!! I know the ARP bolts are stronger than normal bolts so I'm not worried about snapping them, Im worried about stripping the block threads or f-ing up the head or gasket. Im not using a metal head gasket, just a MLS Felpro one.