Re-torque the head bolts when hot ?

I installed a new cometic gasket kit in April and have about 15 hours on it so far. Not a ton of hard riding, just a lot of fun play riding. I noticed that I have some oil seeping out between the head and cylinder now. Not a ton, just enough to pick up the dust.

A friend told me I should have torqued the head bolts when I put the engine together (which I did) and then re-torque them when the engine is hot.

Anyone ever heard of this??

I am going to check the torque on the bike in the next day or two, and just wondered if I need to warm it up first and then re-check..

Thanks!

Rod

Thanks for the replies. More than likely, I will run the motor for about 2 to 3 minutes, let it cool down completely and check the torque.

This site is great!

Rod