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Old 08-07-2012, 02:33 AM   #2
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Most of the critical fasteners on these engines are "torque to yield" type that should not be reused or retorqued; they should be replaced as the old ones will not give you a true reading.

That said, rarely can you correct a blown head gasket by retorquing the head due to component warping.
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