<VV> Rebuild II

[Ron]

Are you properly differentiating between inch pounds and foot pounds?
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stephen Upham" <contactsmu at sbcglobal.net>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2005 1:21 PM
Subject: <VV> Rebuild II


> OK.  I reset the crank in the block halves and re-plastigaged the 
> journals.  When I was torquing the bolts, there wasn't  1/4 of a turn 
> difference between 25 lbs. and 53 lbs.    That just seems strange.  Not a 
> good strange; like I've undertorqued the bolts strange.  It seems like 
> they are barely on there.  I can feel and see the wrench giving though.
> How could that be the proper tightness for the bolts that hold together a 
> part of the car that is under such great torque stress from the 
> cylinder/rod combo trying to push it apart?
>
> BTW When I was helping to put together the first rebuild, a lot more 
> physical force was used to tighten these bolts.  My three year old nephew 
> could have applied the force that took the wrench to 53 lbs. today without 
> breaking a sweat.  It just doesn't seem kosher.
>
> Awaiting replies before taking the halves apart and measuring the 
> plastigage.
>
>
> Stephen Upham
>
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