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Old 03-16-2009, 11:43 PM   #6
Forscythe87
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Re: 96 Lumina intake or head gasket replacement

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Originally Posted by JENKENNEY View Post
sORRY I seemed to have posted in the wrong area. We screwed up the torc spec we were given a foot-lb wrench and didnt know it till we de-threaded one of the things hopefully u know what I mean. Instead ofn 89 in-lb torc we could only reach about 80 ft lbs. This is when we were like what the heck. And realized We messed this all up can we just do the 7.666666? in-lbs and we shouldnt hit the threads we broke? Or did we completely screw this up and should i calln the junk yard We need help asap. I wanna cry
OUCH! At this point it seems like it would be cheaper to get a new engine and just drop it in.

Are you sure you didnt just strip the bolt?
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