Vent: an old A&P at the Van Nuys hangar told me to torque to the low end on a Lycoming cylinder, and I did it for 3 annuals

Laura Knight · 2026-10-07T03:00:04.647999+00:00

He said the high end stretches studs, and his logic sounded solid until a guy at the IA refresher last spring showed me the SB that says mid-range or you're asking for a leak, so now I'm wondering if I've been doing it wrong for years or if he was just working on old junk.

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Vent: an old A&P at the Van Nuys hangar told me to torque to the low end on a Lycoming cylinder, and I did it for 3 annuals | Aircraft Mechanics - Librear