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1931 Essex Cylinder Head?
  • OttobethereOttobethere
    Posts: 92Senior Contributor
    I'm trying to find the correct torque spec for the cylinder head bolts. I've looked in the Hudson 8 Manual and did not see anything other than tighten a little at a time and then after the engine is warm go back and tighten them again. I have yet to find a shop manual for the 31 Essex. A little help? Thanks.
  • essexcoupe3131essexcoupe3131
    Posts: 1,219Platinum Member
    Geoff Clark or David Young or Will Moon should be able to help you
    Mike
  • ernie28ernie28
    Posts: 315Gold Member
    For a '28, 40lb is what has been recomended to me but as mentioned by Mike, Geoff will be able to clarify.
    Alistair Howard, NZ HET Triangle Editor
    http://het.org.nz/
    1928 Essex Coach
    1950 Hudson Pacemaker
  • Geoff C., N.Z.Geoff C., N.Z.
    Posts: 2,267Platinum Member
    Yes, 40 lbs, and tighten from the centre outwards radially in sequence. Re-tighten twice again when engine has been thoroughly warmed up.
    If you're stuck in a hole, stop digging.
  • OttobethereOttobethere
    Posts: 92Senior Contributor
    Where would I look to find this information? I really need a shop manual. Thanks everyone for your response!
  • Geoff C., N.Z.Geoff C., N.Z.
    Posts: 2,267Platinum Member
    Sorry, the inside of my head is not open to the general public. Shop manuals were not printed for the '31 models specifically. There is a mechanical procedures guide for the '30-'33 Hudson 8, but this does not include torque settings. General common sense is the most apt thing, use a small ring spanner, rather than huge socket wrench handle, then you are not in danger of screwing the top of the stud off. Personally I don't use torque wrenches, they rob you of the feel of how tight things are.
    Geoff
    If you're stuck in a hole, stop digging.
  • fossiltin62
    Posts: 30Hitchhiker
    My old book says 35#, but I torque to 40#, then warm up and re-torque, run and re-torque, then check again after you've driven it for a while. And on my final snug up, I have to confess I do it with a long box end wrench, not a torque wrench. The torque wrench lets me bring them all up evenly, but nothing beats 50 years of "feel". I can tell when it's stretch. As a long dead grease monkey friend of mine once said to me, "Ain't nothin' like drillin' out a few to teach ya ta lighten up......."
  • fossiltin62
    Posts: 30Hitchhiker
    And I almost forgot. If you don't bleed on your car at least once, it won't run worth a flip
  • OttobethereOttobethere
    Posts: 92Senior Contributor
    Ok! Thanks for all the information. Now if the headgasket makes it in the mail I will be set. :-?
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