Been away from the forum for a while (a year & a-half). Lovin' the new look. Even had to re-register. Last time I posted I had recently hit the 200,000mile mark on the odom. I'm up over 235,000 now and still runnin' good.

I'm replacing the head gasket and bolts on my '91 LS and I need to know what torque settings to use when tightening the bolts. I would just look this info up, except I don't have a Helm's manual.

Can anyone help me on this?

Thanks,
MJB

 

We all had to. Anyway, the answer is 61 lb-ft.

 

Thanks.

 

what the ****! you live in the same town as me.... ever seen my car?

 

There's a whole lot of Michigan teg people, but I never see them on the road. WTF?

 

yeah... u goin to the autocross tomorrow qtiger? it's right near you at washtenaw comm. coll. i'm headin out there. come check me out!

 

Head bolts are supposed to be torqued at two different levels...I believe a 20 ft/lb preliminary setting, and then the 61 ft/lb setting. Start at the center, and then move out..

10 5 1 3 8

7 4 2 6 9

It's close to that, I don't have the helms on hand for the exact sequence.

 

My car is dead. I might drop by though.

 

Sutrusu,

Can't say that I've spotted your ride around town. But, hey, I don't do much cruisin' in the Hills. When I do, it's downtown Detroit and on Belle Isle. And even then, I don't go often.

But your ride does look smooth, cuz. It'd be kindda hard to miss, because you don't see many Tegs out there with blacked out tails. I'll try posting some pics of my ride. Maybe you've seen it on occasion. It's a black G2 with blacked out headlamps, 17" Konig Elan's, yellow headliner, emblems and callipers. I'm looking to sell it soon. I had'nt been on top of the maintenance like I should have been, and it'd cost a small fortune to get it back in top shape.

MJB

 

ooh crap! i remember you... back in the day ( a couple years back ) i said something to you at the mobil on 12 and farmington... the yellow and black integra... since then i have bought an integra of my own and done my own thing.. haha thats so wierd. i have a crazy memory, that must have been like 4 years ago....