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Old Mar 24th, 2020, 19:58   #514
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Originally Posted by Othen View Post
I couldn't find a torque setting in the Book of Haynes, so I took a SWAG and did them up very carefully and evenly to 60 lbf.in (my small torque wrench is quite an old one!).
Something in the back of my mind says 7 or 8 lb/ft for the fastenings on the rocker cover gasket. Tightening them to 60lb/in is 5lb/ft so perhaps a smidge loose but if it settles, you have some leeway to tighten them a smidge.

Just had a look in my Haynes, nothing for the B23/230 for the torque figure on the rocker cover gaskets either but on the B2828/280, they quote a figure of 11lb/ft but that's a V6 with alloy rocker covers.
You're certainly in the ball park, even with a SWAG on it.
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