4 blown headgaskets in 7 years on same car, why?

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xirdneh
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My tercel:: 87 tercel 4x4 wagon w/reringed engine, 83 tercel 4x4 wagon w/salvaged engine and 4.1 Diff's
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Re: 4 blown headgaskets in 7 years on same car, why?

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his torque wrench was 12 percent off
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Petros
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My tercel:: '84 Tercel4wd w/extensive mods
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Re: 4 blown headgaskets in 7 years on same car, why?

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that would do it. Also, it should be retorqued after it is run a short time, no more than a week.
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