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Old 03-06-2005 | 08:02 PM
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Valve Cover Torque Specs?
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Old 03-06-2005 | 08:07 PM
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FSM says 18 ft. lbs.
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Old 03-06-2005 | 08:15 PM
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Thanks Dave.

Now it's back to work.
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Old 03-06-2005 | 08:26 PM
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FSM says 18 ft. lbs.
<Steamdave dives for the manual and beats wannadiesel with the spec post>

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Old 03-06-2005 | 08:35 PM
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Old 03-06-2005 | 09:11 PM
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Pretty much all the 8mm bolts on the Cummins are 18 ft/lb.
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Old 03-07-2005 | 03:53 PM
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Originally posted by Den
<Steamdave dives for the manual and beats wannadiesel with the spec post>

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I am pretty quick with that FSM. Makes good bathroom reading, once you've been through it a few time you know where to find stuff. Good to know somebody's on duty when I'm offline.
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Your out of CONTROL
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Old 03-09-2005 | 10:14 AM
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If you need FSM answers, just ask a Dave from PA
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Old 03-09-2005 | 08:25 PM
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Makes good bathroom reading, once you've been through it a few time you know where to find stuff. Good to know somebody's on duty when I'm offline.
I guess you're "on duty", when offline, too.
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Old 03-10-2005 | 03:03 PM
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I guess I think about this stuff too much, what started out as a truck has become an obsession.
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Originally Posted by torquefan
Pretty much all the 8mm bolts on the Cummins are 18 ft/lb.
I believe the valve cover bolts are 10mm and are 18 foot lbs
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