2000 camaro, do head bolts 11-15 really only get torqued to 22 foot pounds?
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2000 camaro, do head bolts 11-15 really only get torqued to 22 foot pounds?
http://www.ls1howto.com/index.php?article=2
for reference, i suppleid the link.......
i need to pull the drivers side head, and am using new gm head bolts.....so according to that article, the 5 10 mm bolts alont the top of the head really only get torqued to 22 foot pounds? sounds a little low figured like 50ish? just wanna make sure.
for reference, i suppleid the link.......
i need to pull the drivers side head, and am using new gm head bolts.....so according to that article, the 5 10 mm bolts alont the top of the head really only get torqued to 22 foot pounds? sounds a little low figured like 50ish? just wanna make sure.
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Correct, and you'd be surprised how many heads are clamped this way, big bolts around the cylinder and smaller ones around anything else (to provide an oil seal)...on everything from car engines to 4 wheelers