I know there's a 'pattern' for torquing the intake mani to the block, and also the upper and lower plenums, but my sh*tty haynes doesn't list it (I think the exact quote is something like 'work diagonally and tighten to the torque specs at the beginning of the section')...

Does anyone have a quick link to the page in the online manual, or just a description/pic of the order for tightening. Also, Haynes omits the torque specs for tightening the two plenums together.

Any help appreciated, it's about time to button this bitch up and see if she'll ever run.

Thx

 

Crap, sorry, car is an 87 Turbo II, I guess the manis are pretty different

 

Bump...anyone help here? I received my new gaskets, I'd like to proceed but after hearing a few stories about leaks due to improper torque procedures, and being on my 10th time pulling this crap off, I'd rather get it right this time...

 

Haynes sucks ***. I don't know if the bolting on an N/A manifold is similar to a TII, but here's the sequence I use:

1. Top left bolt
2. Bottom right bolt
3. Bottom left bolt
4. Top right bolt
5. Center left nut
6. Center right nut

Tighten them down in three steps working through the sequence for each step, finger tighten to almost completly torqued to completly torqued, you gotta torque wrench right? I've never had any leaks by doing it this way, although I'm sure there are other ways (sequences) to tighten them that work.

 

Damn.. a sequence? I just tightend the damn things as tight as i could get them. No leaks here.

-Markus

"Tourqe wrench? "

 

Sorry to zombify this post, but at least I searched

I need to know what the ft lbs is for the bolts to do this, I can't find my haynes...

 

anyone know?