[alfa] Re: re-torquing / hose squeezing

[Carl750@xxxxxxx]

While Fred had a lot of good ideas, squeezing the hose is not sufficient.  
Drain the radiator before retorquing.  I once had to take a head off immediately 
after trying the squeeze method and was dismayed to see traces of antifreeze 
between the head and the gasket around every stud hole.

> Re coolant coming out of head studs on retorquing:
> 
> It's not unusual for this to happen when retorquing.  The cooling system can
> retain pressure for a long time (my BMW will retain pressure overnight),
> even when the car has cooled a lot.  Also, the level of water in the
> radiator tank is higher than the head studs, so it can just flow downhill
> when you loosen the head nut.  If I remember right, Fred DiMatteo used to
> counsel pinching the top radiator hose closed beforehand to prevent this.
> 
> Andrew Watry
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