Fairbanks-Morse Torque Specs

We get a fair amount of emails here asking for help with specific engines and certain specs – such as torque values. This winter we got an email asking about head bolt torque on the FM 32E14 engine, as there is not one single torque spec in the manual (all 3 versions I have, zilch..). This was actually pretty common for older engines. I have seen such things as “1 man on a 3′ bar” sort of specs in some older engine books! Well, as it turns out, I was browsing through a binder of FM bulletins I have, one of which was a sheet for torque specs for all the FM diesels (pre OP)! So, here it is..

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