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lookin good, shouldn't run out of torque when pulling anytime soon once you get it running. on a side note, was anyone else noticed that rockauto has 4.9L v8 on their list of engines for the 1997 explorer:scratch:

little bit of a thread revival, the studs that hole the fuel injection supply manifold onto the lower are torqued at 11 ft-lbs, the nuts that thread onto those studs which hold the upper on are toqued at 17 ft-lb. With the exception of KaiserM715, how many of you held the stud while...

It sounds like I was trying to be way more accurate than I needed to be. My main trouble is the head is already on and due to the torque angle guage malfunction I have no way of knowing how close a couple of those bolts are. I guess I could try to check the ftlb torque of one of the bolts...

Do you mean that most just guess at the 1/4 turn as appose to using a torque angle guage or penciling off 90* like I did on the other bolts? If thats the case then my head bolts are probably close enough.

I have access to alldata, already have all this information and more saved on my computer. Thanks anyway though. I was afraid that it might vary, maybe someone else will chime in...

so I'm replacing the head gaskets on the 97 ex 4.0 ohv. Going pretty well till know. Tried to do the right thing and bought a torque angle guage to get the last 90 degrees on the headbolts. No luck. The "hook" on the gauge that's suppose to keep the thing from turning slid off once (guessed...

Thoughts on engine braking? Probably try to keep tach under 3000 while slowing down (no 3 to 1 downshift, 3 to 2, 2 then 1)...

For told is for warned-new guy here :) sorry if this seems stupid but.. I have to transport a 97 crown vic (approx 3800 lbs) 140 miles. Planned on using an open car trailer (probably 1000 lbs) for a total of 4800. Have axcess to a 97 explorer- 4.0 ohv, 4x4, 4 door with 3.73's. 140,000...