11-09-2010, 02:09 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 539, a Ton of Aluminum
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Originally Posted by patrickt
Brent, Barry, and Keith can all correct me if I'm wrong, but I would venture to say that none of them ships off an engine with a note that says "please re-torque your valve train after 1000 miles."
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I'm reminded of a scene from "A few Good Men" where Tom Cruise is cross examining Noah Wylie on the stand regarding how soldiers at Guantanamo Bay are able to find the mess hall without the directions actually being written into the Marine manual. Noah Wylie answers "Follow the chow line, I guess."
Does everything have to be written down or how about some common sense? It's a brand new ALL ALUMINUM $23,000 engine, how much time and cost would it take to make yourself feel better about how your engine is doing?
I had Tom Lucas, my engine builder, check/retorque the heads, rocker arm assembly, oil pan, etc. after about 1,000 miles. As I said, I'm more anal than most. |
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