Thread: #8 Stud moving?
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Old 07-19-2015, 10:25 AM   #1
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Default #8 Stud moving?

I recently changed my head gasket after a radiator failure and hot engine. I have a Snyder's 5.5 head with .050 removed. I have #8 studs, and I removed them, cleaned them up and replaced with anti seize on the lower threads. I had difficulty getting #8 stud to loosen, and decided to leave it alone and work around it. After replacing the head, re torqueing 5-6 times over 450 miles, I seem to continue getting the #8 nut to move a little before it holds at 60#. Should I drain my coolant, and try and double nut the stud to see if I can tighten it up? If I do that will I need to loosen all the other nuts that are holding 60# just fine? Or, can I continue to check and give it more time. Thanks
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