[Vwdiesel] Go for head studs or bolts

[mark shepherd]

Stephen, the special lube is extra slippy, and so requires less torque. 
Interestingly, stretch bolts stretch around 115 to 125lbft initially, with a 
drop to about 105lbft for restretches...
Mark
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stephen Kraus" <ub3ratl4sf00 at gmail.com>
To: "brian hoeft" <qweblog at gmail.com>
Cc: <LBaird119 at aol.com>; <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 11:27 PM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Go for head studs or bolts


>
> The Paper in the ARP kit called for 90 Ft lbs WITH the special grease they
> included. I think 10 ft lbs over won't hurt, and its running well and no
> longer consuming oil or coolant. I love these things
>
> On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 12:06 PM, brian hoeft <qweblog at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> If those ARP studs were new, you should have gotten a packet of their
>> thread lube (which last's a few applications beyond that) and be torqued 
>> to
>> 80ft.lbs. Paper written instructions should have been included too.. I 
>> think
>> 100+ is for using engine oil..
>>
>> -brian
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 1:48 AM, Stephen Kraus 
>> <ub3ratl4sf00 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Well, got it all done, waiting for morning to crank the engine
>>>
>>> Installed new piston rings, deglazed and honed cylinders, cleaned and
>>> reinstalled pistons, adjusted injection pump timing, installed head
>>> headgasket and new ARP headstuds and bolts, torqued to 100 FtLbs, 
>>> re-timed
>>> and reinstalled everything.
>>>
>>> Just waiting for sunrise
>>>
>>> On Sat, Aug 7, 2010 at 11:46 PM, <LBaird119 at aol.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> > In a message dated 8/7/2010 1:02:46 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
>>> > syncronized_turbo at yahoo.co.uk writes:
>>> >
>>> > > With the 1.5 going into the
>>> > > Dasher, I'm seriously considering jumping ship and finding a Suzuki
>>> G10T
>>> > > to put in the Fox... Three cylinders, 1L, turbocharged. :D
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> >
>>> >   How about a nissan TD27?  :-)  I think there's a smaller, 1.5 or so
>>> > TD Nissan diesel as well.  JDM of course.
>>> >    Loren
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