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Topic: D17 t/stat housing

Posted By: Creek Jenkins
Subject: D17 t/stat housing
Date 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

Replies:

Posted By: Matt MN
Date 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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Posted By: Gatz in NE
Date Posted: 15 Sep 2010 at 1:59pm

for the torque setting, use this....

http://www.engineersedge.com/manufacturing_spec/torque_wrench_1.htm - Torque Wrench Adapter Extended Calculation - Engineers Edge