Torquing head bolts would appear to be a simple operation – just drop the bolts in and torque them in place. But the task is a little more involved if you are interested in performing the operation ...

A typical shroud head bolt is 14 feet long with a diameter of 1.75 inches. A nut is screwed onto one end of the bolt and a tee head is welded to the other (Figure 4).

Should I retorque head bolts? Yep, that seems to be a big question on the web and it gets, like most questions on the internet, a variety of answers. In short, at least here in 2020, the answer is ...

Read about how to properly torque the head bolts on your 12-valve Cummins, only on dieselpowermag.com, the official website of Diesel Power Magazine ...