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| | | | Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 110 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 110 | I am hoping someone can help me with the torque specs for a 250 motor. I will be using a 194 head with it so I will probably need that one too....THANK YOU SO MUCH | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 841 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 841 | are you just looking for the head bolt torque or whole engine torque specs? i don't think there is any difference in 250 and 194 head bolt specs. i think one head bolt on the 292 is a few #'s less so it won't crack the head. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 5,205 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 5,205 | The head bolts are 95 all except the two very front ones, they go 85. Be very carefull around the left front one by the water pump opening. I have read the water pump should be bolted in before torqueing the head down. http://www.tocmp.com/manuals/Olds/1966/Chassis/06-Engine.pdfpages 1 through 32 are inline six, torque chart is on page 32. Joe | | | | | Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 110 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 110 | This is AWESOME info...just what I was looking for. Thank you and I will keep you all posted once I get this engine running. Thx | | | | | Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 725 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 725 | Joe isn't kidding about being careful around that left front bolt!
Make sure all the bolts and holes in the block are nice and clean so you get proper torque readings. Be sure to check the bolt length, too. I seem to remember the 194 bolts being a little bit shorter than the 230/250 bolts. You'd need to keep the shorter ones at least for the front two holes.
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Les | | | | | Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 5,205 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 5,205 | I have a busted block if you want proof of being carefull. I swapped heads around when I playing around with porting jobs. As a result, I over tighten the right front head bolt and pulled the corner of the block loose, it started seeping water all the time so I replaced it. When I say over tightened, I mean 95 lbs, my '73 Chevrolet manual said 95, but the '73 Pontiac manual said 85 lbs, both used the same engine!
Joe | | | | | Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 110 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 110 | I played it safe and did 85 on the two front ones and 95 on the rest so far so good...we'll see what happens later. | | |
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