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Torquing Down Intake/Exhaust Manifold Bolts on Renix 4.0


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I have the torque specs, 49 ft/lbs, I believe, but, how in the heck can you get a torque wrench to the bolts and get a reliable torque reading? It's all I can do just to get a ratchet on the bottom bolts, much less a torque wrench!! Thanks for any and all techniques in doing this, as I can't seem to get them tight enough with just a ratchet to stop them from leaking.

 

Jerry

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Pull the motor... jks

No really good question. If you had it apart, insured everything is straight & square, with a new gasket.

I use my jusgethertightenough wrench :dunno:

Without a torque wrench you want it tight, but not tight enough to break fasteners.

Suggest you go around "pattern" 2 or 3 times sneaking up on final torque as above.

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Well, thought I would post my stupidity, just in case someone was wondering what happened. To make a long story short, I forgot to reconnect the vacuum line from the throttle body to the charcoal canister. It connects on the side of the TB facing the head, and I didn't see it until I was moving my hand around, feeling for vacuum. My finger got sucked into the hole, and the leak stopped. That was one of a few bonehead things I did/didn't do that day. I shouldn't even worked on it that day, LOL!! Thanks for the help, guys!!

 

Jerry

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Well, thought I would post my stupidity, just in case someone was wondering what happened. To make a long story short, I forgot to reconnect the vacuum line from the throttle body to the charcoal canister. It connects on the side of the TB facing the head, and I didn't see it until I was moving my hand around, feeling for vacuum. My finger got sucked into the hole, and the leak stopped. That was one of a few bonehead things I did/didn't do that day. I shouldn't even worked on it that day, LOL!! Thanks for the help, guys!!

 

Jerry

That kind of stupid stuff has NEVER happened to me.....................

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