Re: 2000 head retorque

[Ralph Moorhouse <ralphmo@domain.elided>]

The "trick" to avoid coolant leaks when doing this......remove radiator 
cap, squeeze top hose (so about 2-3" is flat) , replace rad. cap while 
still holding hose, Release grip on hose - you now have a slight vacuum in 
system = no leaks.
It's worked for me - something dear Fred D told me years ago!

Ralph

Houston , TX

At 03:26 PM 7/8/99 -0700, Henrik Johansen wrote:
>I have retorqued the head on my 74 Spider, slackend the nuts, one by one, 
>1 1/2 turns, cold, in the correct order, as described in the manual, . 
>Coolant seeped up thru most of the holes, mostly in the first ones, is 
>this correct, or do I have a problem here???
>
>I am now on my way to run the car hot so that I can continue this retorque 
>process.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Henrik Johansen, ARA
>San Francisco, CA
>71 GTVeloce
>74 Spider
>75 GTJunior
>

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