Just the head bolts get retorqued, but it certainly would not hurt to retorque the case bolts. The bad news is that it will most likely not help, sorry.
Brian Kraut Engineering Alternatives, Inc. www.engalt.com -----Original Message----- From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net]On Behalf Of Jerry Mahurin Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 9:56 PM To: KRnet Subject: Re: KR> Carb Problems Netheads, Can any of you remember if the big nuts that hold the case together are supposed to be retorqued after the first runs on the engine..........??....to stem the oil flow tide.... My memory fails me......... Keep on keeping on.... On 11/8/05, Dan Heath <da...@alltel.net> wrote: > > Or, not. Today, I took half day off and went out to see what I could do > about this problem. I have been thinking it over a lot and paying > attention > to all the input, for which I thank you. I decided to dam up the back of > the > pan under the engine to make that area into a sort of plenum. That was the > quickest and easiest thing that I could think of, as it only took two > small > pieces of aluminum bent at a 90 degree angle and bolted on using the > existing bolts that hold the pan on at the aft end. Well, it worked. No > more > running rich, so now to design a more permanent fix and implement it. The > thing that I don't like about this solution is that I loose the cooling > for > under the engine on the oil sump. > > While running the engine, I was able to get a steady 3200 RPM static. I > don > t know if that is good, bad, or indifferent, but from what I remember of > my > other KR, I think it is good. > > Now on to other challenges like "where is all this oil coming from". It > seems to be ooooozing out from everywhere. > > > > See N64KR at http://KRBuilder.org - Then click on the pics > > See you in Mt. Vernon - 2006 - KR Gathering > > There is a time for building and a time for FLYING and the time for > building > is OVER. > > Daniel R. Heath - Lexington, SC > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > -- Jerry Mahurin - aka - KRJerry Lugoff, SC 29078 _______________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
