D17 t/stat housing

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   My D17 Ib started leaking antifreeze around the t/shat housing.  Looks like the gasket has cracked and partially squished out.
If I take it off and put on a new gasket, what should I do about torquing?  Since these are headbolts should I am concerned about what happens when I loosen only these two up.
I can get a torque wrench on the one, but the one under the stat housing you can't reach with a regular torque wrench.  Suppose I could use a crows foot to get at it and readjust the torque wrench setting for the extra length - is that how youse guys do it?
Do I loosen everything and retorque the whole head?  Or just these two?
thanks for your help and advice,
Creek

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Creek Jenkins Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 14 Sep 2009 Location: Northern Minn Points: 812	Post Options Post Reply Quote Creek Jenkins Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: D17 t/stat housing Posted: 15 Sep 2010 at 1:20pm
	My D17 Ib started leaking antifreeze around the t/shat housing. Looks like the gasket has cracked and partially squished out. If I take it off and put on a new gasket, what should I do about torquing? Since these are headbolts should I am concerned about what happens when I loosen only these two up. I can get a torque wrench on the one, but the one under the stat housing you can't reach with a regular torque wrench. Suppose I could use a crows foot to get at it and readjust the torque wrench setting for the extra length - is that how youse guys do it? Do I loosen everything and retorque the whole head? Or just these two? thanks for your help and advice, Creek

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Matt MN Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 14 Sep 2009 Location: Silver lake MN Points: 1491	Post Options Post Reply Quote Matt MN Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Sep 2010 at 1:58pm
	I just use a wrench and get them tightened by hand. if not a crow's foot would work just as good. I would not mess with the other head bolts. just the two for the t-stat housing.
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Gatz in NE Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Lincoln, NE Points: 1040	Post Options Post Reply Quote Gatz in NE Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Sep 2010 at 1:59pm
	for the torque setting, use this.... Torque Wrench Adapter Extended Calculation - Engineers Edge