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[Nick ALFANO <71amx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bruce,
 
Knowing this, I am with you, re-torque the head as well as check everything.  
 
Here is a link to the procedure for calibrating a torque wrench andhow to build a calibration tool to do so.  You could try comparing to your friends wrench providing his is calibrated and save time and money but this will be something you can use again and again.  For the most part, tools like this are typically on a calibration schedule meaning they are checked and re-calibrated on a regular basis.
 
http://www.stockcarracing.com/howto/scrp_0803_calibrating_a_torque_wrench/index.html
 
Nick,

Alfano Performance
4849-76 st.
Kenosha, WI. 53142
262-308-1302
262-942-8271 after 6pm central and weekends 
 
 
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Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:15:32 -0400
From: "Bruce Griffis" <bruce.griffis@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Amc-list] Torqueing head - bar torque wrench okay?
To: "AMC/Rambler owners, drivers and fans." <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Thanks Nick. The engine is in the car. It's a 196 Cast Iron OHV. I'm
not sure what type of head gasket it has. The previous owner said the
engine had been rebuilt, but I'm starting to have doubts about some of
the work done (no valve cover gaskets, harmonic balancer missing some
washers if I go by the TSM, thermostat in upside down, exhaust
manifold cracked completely through the flange between #1 and #2
cylinders, old hoses, ...).
Anyway - the engine was seized from sitting. It's freed up now, and
runs. Compression was pretty good across the cylinders, and I'll
re-check after running it for a while). Last time the car was
regularly driven was in '96. Last time it was moved under it's own
power was maybe 4 to 5 years ago. Since it runs and drives now, I
figured I'd better torque the head. (well, it's been moved under it's
own power since I started working on it. It does fine around the
neighborhood and off to the gas station)
Not sure how to test the torque wrench for accuracy, unless I had a
friend come over with his own torque wrench, we'd both torque
something and compare.
 
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