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Originally Posted by Fast Eddy
Tightening them with a screwdriver-type handle is about right. A '78 has phillips+hex heads. Do the later years have them too? I did it this way, and my pan doesn't leak. You don't have to worry about squashing the gasket with this method.
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Great idea. Honestly, I've been farting around buiding motors/cars for about 20 years and have never had a torque wrench until last week (got a screaming deal that I could not pass up, and reasoned it as a gift for my second Masters degree).
That said, I've messed up a few things in the past by over torqing. Great to have such a tool in the tool chest!
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