Most head bolt patterns start on the inside and move in a circle to the outside . I always do in 3 stepteps starting at 10lbs per bolt and working my way up to correct specs.
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SOURCE: head bolts torque settings
According to my haynes manual for G-S reg, 1989-1998 it goes as follows,
Stage 1:- Tighten all bolts by hand until bolt heads just contact cyl. head.
Stage 2:-Tighten all bolts to 40Nm or 30lb ft.
Stage 3:-Angle tighten all bolts a further 60 degrees.
Stage 4:-Angle tighten all bolts again a further 60 degrees.
Stage 5:- M12 x 140mm bolts ONLY angle tighten a further 20 degrees.
Hope this helps everyone, sorry it seems longwinded but that is how it's written in the manual.
SOURCE: looking for diagram of head bolt torque and timing
Tighten the cylinder head bolts to 25 NSm (18 lb-ft) and turn the bolts another 3 turns of 90 degrees using the angular torque gauge.
SOURCE: head bolt torque spec
Always use new head bolts.
1)tighten to 40ft/lbs
2)back off 1/2 turn
3)tighten back to 40ft/lbs
4)tighten an additional 90 degrees
5)tighten an additional 90 degrees.
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