| no washers or lock washers [message #345283] |
Sun, 14 July 2019 14:37  |
Jack Ramsey
Messages: 82
Registered: December 2012
Location: Tulare, CA
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I know this seems like a stupid question, but my 75 Palm Beach 455 has very few flat washers or lock washers in the engine bay. (except on the fan shroud) My years with German cars, and climbing radio towers, we had flat and lock washers on EVERYTHING. I went out and bought a bunch of spare washers, just in case, and now upon re-assembly, from the water pump out, I am wondering if this is overkill and even might be sacrificing reliability, by having less thread into the cast iron and other assemblies. Yes this is my first American car real work, and you would think at 66, I would know, but I don't. Porsche 8mm nuts (13 mm socket) had average of 18 ft lbs of torque, I'm really not used to this, it is a whole different world.
Thanks,
Jack
Jack Ramsey
Tulare, CA
TZE165V101526
1975 Palm Beach
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