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Originally Posted by Fred S
I had to remove my head to replace rings, valves and valve guides. I had good results using Snyder's best copper gasket, along with Copper Coat, sprayed on the gasket. I laid the sticky gasket on the block, then screwed in new studs. Use anti seize on the stud threads. Torque gradually in steps, per Les Andrews book. Like Mike V, I also used RTV on the water outlet. I checked the torque cold, about 5 times, after several 150 mile runs. I torqued 65 lbs. on my 5.5 head. Standard head should be 55 lbs.
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Snyder's told me to torque their 5.5 head to 55 foot pounds as any tighter can cause the studs to lift and distort the area around the studs.