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Old 06-30-2006, 02:27 AM
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so i put my turbo kit together and ran it for a while noticed two o -rings were leaking from the injectors and tonite i go to replace em and when i re tighten the fuel rail nuts , the stud ------- snapped! I had n extra manfiold laying around so i drank some beer and swapped one out! then the next stud BROKE! the whole process went good untill now!
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does walmart have nuts n bolts? idk any other 24 hour auto parts stores and im drunk! :1

edit- wasnt drunk while doing this ^
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Old 06-30-2006, 10:59 AM
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You did a ****.

You should have learned the first time, and not tightened it so much. This happened to me once, I got a couple replacement studs from the dealership. They aren't really expensive.
 
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Old 06-30-2006, 12:57 PM
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who tighten's the fuel rail that tight? hand tight and check if it leaks, done... why muscle it? do as jago says
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Old 06-30-2006, 01:00 PM
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Lol, a bit tighter than hand tight.
 
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Old 06-30-2006, 07:10 PM
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I always go with the standard torque specs. "too tight's broke"
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Old 06-30-2006, 08:22 PM
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my tourque wrench hadnt even clicked! better get her calibrated SOB! but she's taken care of and runs like a champ
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Old 06-30-2006, 09:01 PM
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inch lbs not foot lbs
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Old 07-01-2006, 01:39 AM
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only three place I use torque wrench on a Honda

Main girdle bolts, rod bolts, head bolts..........

everything thing else is german spec.

Funny, I've never broke a bolt on a Honda
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Old 07-01-2006, 01:55 AM
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lol damn i guess im sooo strong... lol nah im just a ringer :P
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Old 07-01-2006, 02:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Mista Bone
only three place I use torque wrench on a Honda

Main girdle bolts, rod bolts, head bolts..........

everything thing else is german spec.

Funny, I've never broke a bolt on a Honda
That is the truth. Not sure how people break things.
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