Re: SER1 Long weekend fun!
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From: Bruce Stewart
Subject: Re: SER1 Long weekend fun!
Date: 21:17 on 12 Jun 2005
Subject: Re: SER1 Long weekend fun!
Date: 21:17 on 12 Jun 2005
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C56FE7.E62BB600 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I used both...40nm initially with a torque wrench then 60 degrees with = dial indicator then a further 120 with dial indicator following the manufacturers pattern.....my = diesel mechanic friend who came over looked at it, scratched his head......said words to the effect its = a typical land rover.....and I should have bought a Toyota!......he was banished from the = property.....heathen..... :o) ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Ulrico Becker=20 To: series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx=20 Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2005 7:55 PM Subject: AW: SER1 Long weekend fun! Have you used a simple torque wrench or have you tmeasured the angle = by which they were tightened? This method is necessary in modern engines = because it eliminates all "waste of torque" due to friction inside of = the thread or of the bolt's base and the head casting.=20 Ulrico -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- Von: series1-host@xxxxxxxxx.xxx [mailto:series1-host@xxxxxxxxx.xxx] Im = Auftrag von Bruce Stewart Gesendet: Sonntag, 12. Juni 2005 09:45 An: series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx Betreff: SER1 Long weekend fun! Tis a long weekend here in Oz and of course our Series 1 (Disco) = decided to die in the engine department. Head gasket at No4 let go into the coolant = circuit so had a lovely compressor spraying coolant over everything via the cap. There was something odd I noticed when I was undoing the cylinder head = bolts.... some were not very tight and others were!.....100K ago we bought the = car with a blown head gasket, I pulled it down and had the head done up plus the turbo = kitted, new injectors etc etc....has been fine since till now.....when I installed the head = I carefully followed the instructions of torquing the head down then dial tensioning to the = correct figures....it was tight as I recall splitting the side out of a Rothenburger socket!.... I can't work out why some bolts weren't that tight?....they of course = may have stretched.... any clues as to what happens here? Cheers Bruce from Bungendore...... ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C56FE7.E62BB600 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1498" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I used both...40nm initially with a = torque wrench=20 then 60 degrees with dial indicator then a further</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>120 with dial indicator following the = manufacturers=20 pattern.....my diesel mechanic friend who came</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>over looked at it, scratched his = head......said=20 words to the effect its a typical land rover.....and</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I should have bought a Toyota!......he = was banished=20 from the property.....heathen..... :o)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dulrico.becker@xxxxxx.xx = href=3D"mailto:ulrico.becker@xxxxxx.xx">Ulrico=20 Becker</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dseries1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx=20 href=3D"mailto:series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx">series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx</A>; </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, June 12, 2005 = 7:55 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> AW: SER1 Long weekend = fun!</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D663375209-12062005><FONT=20 color=3D#0000ff>Have you used a simple torque wrench or have you = tmeasured the=20 angle by which they were tightened? This method is necessary in modern = engines=20 because it eliminates all "waste of torque" due to friction inside of = the=20 thread or of the bolt's base and the head casting. = </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D663375209-12062005><FONT=20 color=3D#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D663375209-12062005><FONT=20 color=3D#0000ff>Ulrico</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR> <DIV class=3DOutlookMessageHeader lang=3Dde dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft> <HR tabIndex=3D-1> <FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2><B>Von:</B> <A=20 = href=3D"mailto:series1-host@xxxxxxxxx.xxx">series1-host@xxxxxxxxx.xxx</A>= =20 [mailto:series1-host@xxxxxxxxx.xxx] <B>Im Auftrag von </B>Bruce=20 Stewart<BR><B>Gesendet:</B> Sonntag, 12. Juni 2005 09:45<BR><B>An:</B> = series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx<BR><B>Betreff:</B> SER1 Long weekend=20 fun!<BR></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Tis a long weekend here in Oz and of = course our=20 Series 1 (Disco) decided to die</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>in the engine department. Head = gasket at No4=20 let go into the coolant circuit so</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>had a lovely compressor spraying = coolant over=20 everything via the cap.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>There was something odd I noticed = when I was=20 undoing the cylinder head bolts....</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>some were not very tight and others=20 were!.....100K ago we bought the car with a blown</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>head gasket, I pulled it down and had = the head=20 done up plus the turbo kitted, new injectors</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>etc etc....has been fine since till = now.....when=20 I installed the head I carefully followed the</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>instructions of torquing the head = down then dial=20 tensioning to the correct figures....it was tight</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>as I recall splitting the side out of = a=20 Rothenburger socket!....</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I can't work out why some bolts = weren't that=20 tight?....they of course may have stretched....</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>any clues as to what happens = here?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Cheers</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Bruce from = Bungendore......</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2></FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C56FE7.E62BB600-- To change subscription see www.landrover.net/series1/mail
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