Grumpy AuContraire

Tegger wrote:

> z <gzuckier@snail-mail.net> wrote in
> news:1177514332.933819.30090@s33g2000prh.googlegro ups.com:
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>>On Apr 21, 10:16 pm, Grumpy AuContraire <Gru...@ExtraGrumpyville.com>
>>wrote:
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>>>Tegger wrote:
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>>>>Grumpy AuContraire <Gru...@ExtraGrumpyville.com> wrote in
>>>>news:YjuWh.65383 $VU4.13...@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net:
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>>>>>At any rate, any comments?
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>>>>Is the head gasket steel sandwiched with teflon, or is it fiber
>>>>sandwiched with steel?
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>>>??? Appears to be fiber sandwiching steel.
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>>>>And what kind of tightening spec does your manual specify?
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>>>25 ft lbs 1st round and 47 2nd round. Doesn't mention a thing about
>>>"one use" bolts.
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>>If the manual gives a torque spec and doesn't mention using new bolts,
>>I would assume they are reused. Is this the official Honda manual?
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> Yes.
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> Honda is quite specific when bolts need to be replaced and not reused.
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It seems that way since nothing is mentioned about replacing bolts along
with opinion of a couple of Honda guru's around here of which one was
invovled in a lot of racing activity with Gen 1 & 2 Civics.

I should have the whole shebang together by the end of next week.

JT