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i learned today its a good idea to sometimes go around and tighten various bolts in the engine bay, esp since over time they can stretch and start to come loose with the heat/cold. i found my alternator bolt was a half turn loose, some of my valve cover bolts had loosened, battery clamp bolts, header, etc. this is esp important after doing a repair such as gasket replacement, the gasket will breakin and a couple hundred miles later the bolts will need to be retorqued. also spark plugs will need to be retorqued after install when they seat to the engine head. always use a proper torque wrench on important engine parts.

 
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thanks good to know

 
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Bumpage for the trueness to this post

 
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for sure. This guy gearbox can be like an unofficial user's repair manual. Just look up his thread's and posts. It's like digital liquid gold. Throw your old scrappy honda manual away, gearbox can be the cliff notes...