Actually that is not head bolts stretching. The bolts get blamed for that but what happens is the washers settle into the head a small amount. If you inspect the head bolt washers they distort and due to a hot area at the rear of the head they have been prone to "loose torque". I find if you pull up the torque a few times early in an engines life it will live trouble free for a long time.


Cheers, Charlie
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87 Montero turbo Converted back in Spring1989
95 Montero SR 3.8 DOHC Only one?
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