Head Install Gone Bad! UPDATE!

[pgriffith]

SO I attempted to install my SSM heads myself a while back. It didnt go so good. The driver side head started leaking water.

I couldnt figure out why. I thought I was just a terrible mechanic. So instead of making a second go at it I decided to Pay a real mechanic to do the heads/cam swap for me.

So He gave me a call today and said he pulled the heads off. Block surface looks ok and the head surfaces look ok. He says the gasket blew because of BOLT TORQUE. He says some of them were very tight and other's were very loose.

So I had the torque wrench that I used tested and it was WAY off. So really its not my fault. If I would have had good tools when I did the job I would have been able to pull it off.

Makes me so angry its the tools fault. But atleast I no longer feel as much like a failure.

Anyway I should have the car back some time next week.

[stagen]

I take my Torque wrench in every 4 to 6 months to have it adjusted.

[pgriffith]

where do you take it to get adjusted?

[stagen]

Back to Sears. I ahve no idea wha tthey do or where they send it.

[slacker69]

humm makes me wonder about my tourqe wrench

[Backfire]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by stagen:
Back to Sears. I ahve no idea wha tthey do or where they send it.<hr></blockquote>

What kind of turn around is there for that procedure? I assume it isn't done in-house.

[stagen]

About two weeks but I never push them for it back so I would assume you could get it back quicker if you needed it

[black98V6]

I am pretty sure you can go to NAPA or a good repuitable parts store and they can do it also.. but yeah those things need to be calibrated ever so often..

[3.4 slow to go]

when I was working maintenance in the AF, torque wrenches were sent out for calibration every 6 mos. If dropped, they were Red-Xed & sent off for calibration.

Always have your torque wrench calibrated, you've read what happens if not :(

[ September 25, 2002: Message edited by: 3.4 slow to go ]</p>