If you replace everything everyone tells you to, you will end up with a completely new engine.
There are length spec's for the bolts in WIS. If they exceed the spec they have stretched and need to be replaced. If not they are good to use again. -Dave Walton On 8/22/09, Kaleb C. Striplin <ka...@striplin.net> wrote: > So when I go to put it back together I do need to use new bolts? I wondered > about that. > > Peter Frederick wrote: > > > > > Yes, it does. Center out, as always, to avoid trapping stresses. > > > > Actual sequence depends on the gasket. Some are two torque steps, some > are a single torque step and then two 90 degree turns, with a 10 min > settling time between. That was the case on the 603, anyway. Use new > bolts, too -- cheaper than another head gasket set when they don't hold and > it blows again. > > > > you would loosen the bolts from the ends of the cylinder head to the > center. > > > > Peter > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: > 270.13.64/2319 - Release Date: 08/22/09 06:06:00 > > > > > > > > -- > Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK > 95 E300, 92 500SEL, 92 300SD, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 300D, 91 300E, 89 560SEL, > 87 300SDL x2, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 85 190D, 84 190D, 84 300D euro manny, 81 > 240D, 80 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, http://www.okiebenz.com > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090822/e1ac0dda/attachment.html> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
