Unlimited jd

lol nah I'm good maybe twice, or use extra lube and hope for the best at that point!

SB

Do it the Canadian way. Tighten it until it breaks, then back off a quarter turn.

Budman II

Yes, I did use the ARP lube on the threads and under the bolt heads and washers. Seems like I recall reading that you don't have to do the thread burnishing if you use their lube, but my brain is turning to mush from all of this. They are Cometic MLS gaskets.

Budman II

Yes, basically finger tight. Did not put a wrench on them and crank on them. I have seen a few recommendations to run the studs down finger tight and then back off a quarter turn, but that seems to make them feel a little loose to me - makes me doubt the threads will seal very well.

f_inscreenname

All this torqueing and loosening (beside sounding like a Miley Cyrus concert) don't sound like it would be good for the head gasket.

FIXX

BudmanII,,the torque and back off 1/4 is for new studs..if they are used then just torque them in inctoments.until you reach the required torque and i go over the bolts several times until they all read the same..then let it sit for a few hours and go over them again..

Vinny P

Great that you used Cometic gaskets and ARP lube. With that in mind, I dont retorque. Get it right the first time, go over it a few times, torque in the correct sequence and move on to something else.