Re: [ihc] My incredible bad luck and stupidity

["Nick" <scout@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sorry Greg, I misread your original post.  I thought you meant I was guesing
about the torque.  I suppose, not knowing the accuracy of my torque wrench,
I was.

I was a mechanical engineer for15 years and do know the importance of
properly torqued fasteners.  I guess the corporate lawyers have trained me
not to state anything with absolute certainty.

I am sure the snap off mans calibration schedule is for tools used on a
daily basis not four or five times a year but your point is well taken.
obviously mine should have been calibrated much more often.

I have had a bit of experience in the past although not a huge amount.  I
may have noticed the low torque except due to kidney failure and dialysis
three tmes a week I am much weaker than I used to be.  fortunatly my
transplant seems to have been successful.  I no longer need dialysis and am
slowly regaining strength.

Thanks for the info on the 345 vs 304 heads.  I did notice that after
comparing the intakes.

Nick

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Greg Hermann" <bearbvd@domain.elided>
To: "Nick" <scout@domain.elided>; "IHC Digest" <ihc-digest@domain.elided>
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 9:49 PM
Subject: Re: [ihc] My incredible bad luck and stupidity


> At 7:00 PM 9/4/03, Nick wrote:
> >What do you mean by guessing, I used a torque wrench that should have
been
> >accurate, it wasnt.  I have since purchased a new one.
>
> 1. having the rod bolts undertorqued by 40% is ABSOLUTELY what caused one
> to break--no guess involved.
>
> 2. try asking your local Snap Off man how often they recommend calibrating
> a torque wrench !
>
> 3. with a bit of experience, one can generally tell 30 from 50 ft lbs.
>
> Greg
> >
> >nick
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Greg Hermann" <bearbvd@domain.elided>
> >To: "Nick" <scout@domain.elided>; "IHC Digest" <ihc-digest@domain.elided>
> >Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 6:49 PM
> >Subject: Re: [ihc] My incredible bad luck and stupidity
> >
> >
> >> At 5:30 PM 9/4/03, Nick wrote:
> >> >By the way I found out that the torque wrench I used to assemble it
the
> >> >first time was way off. When it was set at 50 Iwas only getting about
30.
> >> >Thats probably why the rod bolt failed the first time.
> >>
> >> Nick, if you are only 'guessing' that this is why it threw a rod, you
> >> shouldn't be assembling the 304, either. :-)
> >>
> >> BTW--do NOT , repeat, _absolutely_ do NOT reuse any of the rod bolts
from
> >> any of the OTHER seven rods that did NOT come apart--ANYWHERE !!! In
fact,
> >> don't re-use the other seven rods, EITHER, without having the big ends
of
> >> them reconditioned, and after magnafluxing them-- !!!
> >>
> >> Greg
> >> >
> >> >guess Ill go flog myself now.
> >> >
> >> >Nick