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Torque Specifications

Head bolt tightening is done in 4 steps in the following sequence.
1st Step 29 Foot Pound-Force (ft.lb)
2nd Step 54 Foot Pound-Force (ft.lb)
3rd Step -
Back off the head bolts 90 deg. or more in the reverse order of the tightening sequence.
4th Step 51 - 57 Foot Pound-Force (ft.lb)