16-10-2019, 04:48 AM
The topic of stud torque has been covered at length. Even 20 lbs ft assumes material superior to normal hardware HT bolts which may or may not have been the case. In their day most owners would just use appropraite length ring spanners. A broken stud is not trivial.
Austin did not postpone a modern style reasonable compression head until the 3 bearing crank for nothing. The h.c. head, esp when planed, is distinctly more harsh esp on the two brg engine.
Heads seem to be nominally 1.5 inches thick.
In the 1960s a faint smear of grease was the general recommendation. I have always adopted on various cars but many gaskets were varnish coated and any grease always seemed inappropriate. i have worked on cars where thick graphite grease had pressed hollows into the gasket!
Austin did not postpone a modern style reasonable compression head until the 3 bearing crank for nothing. The h.c. head, esp when planed, is distinctly more harsh esp on the two brg engine.
Heads seem to be nominally 1.5 inches thick.
In the 1960s a faint smear of grease was the general recommendation. I have always adopted on various cars but many gaskets were varnish coated and any grease always seemed inappropriate. i have worked on cars where thick graphite grease had pressed hollows into the gasket!