The chiltons manual I have suggests that the head bolts be torqued in a sequence that starts near the back of the engine and then moves to the front and then slowly converges to the middle. This is the opposite to virtually every engine I have ever come across before. Most start in the middle and work to the ends in a sort of spiraling fashion. This method avoids buckling of the gasket in the middle as it is torqued down.
Sun, 17 April 2005 22:58
