helms mentions 7.2 ft*lbs for cap bolts (or similar), but the diagram seemed off and that sounds awfully light.

does anyone know the torque specs for the valve cover nuts?

fyi, it says the valve adjustment nut should be torqued to 18 ft*lbs.

 

careful, i broke one of those ******* last weekend
and i had a helms manual right next to me

 

Don't overtorque those, they will break easily.
I don't have my helms handy right now, but remembering tightening down a friend's valve cover, it was very low.
I remember it being less than 8ft-lbs, so 7.2 sounds right.
Even overtorque-ing a little bit will cause damage.

 

...hope that helps.

 

you tighten those???

 

"snug" tight them

 

yep...snug and done!

 

ok, i was reading it correctly then. i will soon have a torque wrench for use in 100in*lbs - 600in*lbs (8.3-50ft*lbs), but even this won't help. no problem, i'll stick with handtight.

 

When we d0ing my valve adjustment, f00?

 

Just tighten till snug. No need for a torque wrench on that. I only use a torque wrench when putting on a head, cam caps, or doing work on the internals of a block. Everything else is by feel.

 

don't be lazy, come over thursday. we'll leave your car outside to cool while we have

 

i actually think a couple of those studs may be stripped -- how would i go about repairing that? thanks in advance...

-tony

 

Pull the valve cover and replace the studs. Torque the studs to 19 ft/lbs.

 

would it most likely be the studs that are stripped? or could it be the head itself?

 

Studs

 

good...that's what i was hoping