[Vwdiesel] Retorquing streach head bolts

[George Allison]

If the 1.9 is like the 1.6, it's 1/4-turn, all in one motion, after
1000 miles, with the engine warm. I adjusted my valves at the same
time. Did all this about a week ago, and the Rabbit is running
perfect.

On 7/18/06, 82 Diesel Westy <dieselwesty at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Humm, I have not heard this either about re-torquing
> stretch bolts.
> I have put about 1K on my 1.9na now, should I go back
> in and do another 90 degree turn on each?
>
> Should this be done with the motor warm or cold?
>
>
> Thanks,
> Bryan, happily sitting up HIGH again in my diesel
> westy while traveling slowly down the road.
>
>
>
> --- William J Toensing <toensing at wildblue.net> wrote:
>
> > Very interesting. I hadn't heard this before. This
> > may explain the head gasket leaking that my
> > 1983Datsun/Nissan Sentra diesel had at 50,000 miles
> > & my Mazda 626 diesel had at 50,000 miles. I recall
> > with both cars that with streach bolts, you didn't
> > have to re torque the heads so both cars didn't have
> > this done when I put 500 to 600 miles on them nor
> > was this done on the Mazda after the head gasket was
> > replaced at 50,000 miles, & failed again at 70,000
> > miles. This time, I insisted the head be retorqued
> > after I put 1,000 miles on it & the head gasket went
> > over 120,000 with no problem. I think the problem is
> > most mechanics don't know how to deal with the
> > special requirements of diesels due to their high
> > compression. This is one of the great values of a
> > forum such as this. I wonder if this could be the
> > reason for the high rate of failure with the GM Olds
> > V-8 diesels?
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> Bryan Belman, Pt Pleasant, NJ
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> 82 Diesel Westy 1.9NA               -- running :)
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