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Blew a head gasket because I was torquing heads wrong for 8 years
Always did the star pattern on cylinder heads. Thought I had it down. Then an old Cummins guy watched me at a shop in Nashville and said I was skipping the stretch sequence on wet bolts. He showed me the factory manual. I was torquing to final spec too fast and never letting the lube settle. That $2500 mistake on a 5.9 taught me more than any class. Anybody else get humbled by a crusty old timer like that?
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terryb1122d ago
Did he show you the torque-to-yield numbers too?
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tara74522d ago
Nope, he just handed me the specs with a straight face and told me to "send it." Right before he shut the door and walked away. Pretty sure I'm just supposed to guess the angle and hope for the best.
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mark_cooper22d ago
Did he at least leave a sticky note with a smiley face on it or something?
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