How tight is 6 foot pounds?

I'm putting the valve cover back on my 2002 Ford Focus. I looked it up and the bolts have to be torqued to 6 foot pounds. The problem is my torque wrench starts at 15 torque pounds, and I can't go get one that works that low because I can't drive my car. So as far as hand tightening the bolts, how can I gauge when it's about six foot pounds. Aka how tight to I make them?

Put your hand on the torque wrench, 12 inches from the bolt. Pull with a little less force than lifting a gallon of milk (8 lbs).
This estimates 6 ft.lbs. Of torque.

You need a 1/4" or 3/8" torque wrench to go that low. Just snug it up and don't worry about the torque.

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