Retired Wrencher 6,477 #1 Posted yesterday at 07:16 PM I read earlier this morning about double torquing your head after so many hours. I was shock at how off it was. I set them at thirty pounds. We will see how this works out. First time doing this. I just never thought of doing this. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 11,354 #2 Posted 22 hours ago That is the primary reason for head gasket failure after a repair. Each time the engine gets up to temp & then bsck to cold, the head gasket compresses a bit more. The Kohler manual tells you to repeat "as necessary" with no definative number... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Retired Wrencher 6,477 #3 Posted 12 hours ago 9 hours ago, ri702bill said: That is the primary reason for head gasket failure after a repair. Each time the engine gets up to temp & then bsck to cold, the head gasket compresses a bit more. The Kohler manual tells you to repeat "as necessary" with no definative number... Good to know Bill. I will have to do this on my other tractors I have. Thanks for the post. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 55,196 #4 Posted 6 hours ago I check mine whenever a tractor is in the shop for oil change or whatever. Some are loose others not. Often think about putting holes over the bolts like some head tins have to make it real easy. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
