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Installing heads have some ?'s

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tbird187

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I am installing some e7 heads will be using head bolts... my quesiton is what is the bolt patter and torque spec?????
 
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Start from the middle and work your way to the ends sort of using an X pattern. I usually do 3 increments 25, 50, 75 ft lb

10 6 1 3 7

8 4 2 5 9

something like this. I use anti-seze on the lower bolts (theyre in water) and a little oil on the long ones. Hope this helps oh and no sealer on the head gaskets
 
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billheis said:
Start from the middle and work your way to the ends sort of using an X pattern. I usually do 3 increments 25, 50, 75 ft lb

10 6 1 3 7

8 4 2 5 9

something like this. I use anti-seze on the lower bolts (theyre in water) and a little oil on the long ones. Hope this helps oh and no sealer on the head gaskets
Click to expand...

I was thinking

9 5 1 3 7


10 6 2 4 8
 
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That wil work just fine too. Do the intake bolts the same, start in the mddle and work out but only 18-22 ft lb
 

bock

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I use thread seller on the lower bolts.Well,that is what tfs suggest to do...
To be sure you dont have any coolant leak.
 
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