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Ok i found where i had asked about torque i take it 40 ft lbs on rockers. Now @Will L. Can you help with how 100 ft lbs with arp lube is same as 130 with 30w oil?

I have no clue go torque for rockers etc

Id like to do both gaskets just worried about the one stud near firewall and really dont want to pull the motor out i have all the gaskets on hand even the 4021 mahle headgaskets but i understand that you have to slide heads over studs now i wish before i put it in i redid them i learnt not to...

The ones on this engine was torqued with 30w oil and when i checked torque it came to 130 so i guess ima have to go back to 130 any less would mess up the gaskets i think

So mahle makes good gaskets? Cause thats whet im replacing my fel pros with

Im gonna use the arp thread lube i just got off phone with the mechanic the installed mine he used 30w oil but since im redoing mine ima go with the arp thread lube and tge optimum black permatex and torque in 3 steps would i go 30 60 90 then 100?

Agreed over priced sealer i used that stuff on a 383. And it was junk i used black permatex and now with 130,000 miles no leaks

6.2 and 6.5 have same torque specs?

I may be reading wrong but the best sealers are locktite and permatex black? Im still learning on the sealing part

What should i do with using blue locktite

Ill probably do mine at 100-110 .410 gauge brush works great not sure about using the cloth to dry em though lol

Ok im going into it today now i know its 30 60 90 on torque but i seen some where 100 ft lb with arp assembly lube and 120 with out? When i just checked the torque on the studs i had 120 does that sound right?

I gotcha ima wait till next weekend to go in to it and change the oil with a little luck none under valve cover are leaking

How do i do that i pre trip every morning sorry im a truck driver so i check every vehicle i drive lol

Ill end up trying that first once i pressurize the system ill get the gaskets in case it fails then ill do the headache

No thats not leaking the only one i see leaking is on driver side outside by injectors the 2nd one from the front ima just pull passenger side cover and pressurize tge system to make sure nomore are leaking

No thats on passenger side my leak is ondriver side

Yea im trying to figure that out now lol just bummed out they leaking

The company used permatex tgread sealer with tiflon

They used permatex thread sealer in it. My next issue is am i going to get the passenger side head off cause one stud is close to firewall? Ima have to install studs with heads on only hand tight maybe a snug to insure they are seated now with the blue lock tite do i cover all the threads or...