It's not really directly about that but I'm bored with the tennis so musing about plans for next week, such as re-torqueing the head after passing the deadline by about 700 miles.
I've previously questioned how important it is when you have a gasket and although satisfied by the excellent answers:
https://www.fiatforum.com/500-classic/357803-retorqueing-cylinder-head-nuts.html
I never actually did it in nearly 16,000 miles on the 499 engine.
Although I know that if you are one of that elite band who have no gasket, your care in preparing the mating surfaces and that actual lack of a gasket means you probably eliminate the need for retightening. Using a thin gasket presumably gives you some leeway and it just seems that if you can really get a seal without a gasket surely a couple of foot-pounds of torque is no biggie between friends.
I've previously questioned how important it is when you have a gasket and although satisfied by the excellent answers:
https://www.fiatforum.com/500-classic/357803-retorqueing-cylinder-head-nuts.html
I never actually did it in nearly 16,000 miles on the 499 engine.
Although I know that if you are one of that elite band who have no gasket, your care in preparing the mating surfaces and that actual lack of a gasket means you probably eliminate the need for retightening. Using a thin gasket presumably gives you some leeway and it just seems that if you can really get a seal without a gasket surely a couple of foot-pounds of torque is no biggie between friends.
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