Does anyone have the torque specs on the valve cover bolts? I don't have a manual yet, and CANNOT for the life of me find them online anywhere. Thank you!
Valve covers don’t really have a torque spec just tighten me down really and if you really need a number look at a small block chevy Sent from my iPad using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
except a sbc is nothing like a olds really. sbc has 4 peripheral bolts where a 303 has 2 central bolts. I would think the olds would take just a little more pressure than a sbc. also matters if it's stock steel or aftermarket aluminum. some of the aluminum ones are not the flattest.
Just looked in my 52 Shop manual. There was no mention of a torque spec. My 58 manual says 5-6 foot pounds.
This is going to sound a little crass Ok a lot but I am going to say it anyway. If you are torqueing a rocker cover or looking for torque specs to torque a rocker cover you are way over thinking it. Just grab a wrench and tighten it down, if the gasket squirts out the sides you over tightened it and if it leaks you need to snug it a little more. Most ( not all) mechanic work is done by feel. I think that is why mechanics used to serve apprenticeships. Books are fine I keep a few around but the real education comes with time and a wrench in hand.
I know but I speak Canadian. We are nearly always on the same page I just read from the bottom to the top. Well that and you usually go faster than I do.
beaner, when someone asks a question like this, I can tell the wrenching hasn't happened much and there probably isn't a phone a friend option. if they don't have a "feel" for it, a torque spec that doesn't require feel may help him to prevent the next question which is, how do i straighten my bent valve covers....
My friends snobbish asshole of a half brother asked him how much to torque the valve cover bolts on his MGA. He told him 20 lbs. You guessed it, the ass broke off both of them!
Thanks guys...it was more that they are leaking a little, I went a little more on them, and just feels like there is "more there", but don't want to overdo it. Sorry if I am over thinking it, but also didn't want to break anything is all. I have no idea if they have ever been off before. Sorry if it sounded uneducated. Thanks.