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Bored&Stroked · 06-25-2024, 09:54 AM

Big Congrats to You - Fine Effort! You've really done well with this project! I would get the timing set correctly - who knows where it is at the moment.

Retorque the head studs now - while it is cold. Usually, the later head bolts don't need as many heat/cool/retorque cycles as the earlier factory-style studs, nuts, washers and aluminum heads. Part of the reason is that a lot of the aftermarket hardware comes with washers that are too thin and too soft - so they deflect a bunch.

You really don't want to start it again and drive it without the retorque being done.

Now is also a good time to put a can of Moroso Ceramic Seal into the engine - before any anti-freeze is used. It doesn't matter when you do it - though sooner is better as far as sealing up any weeping bolts/studs.

06-25-2024, 09:54 AM	#11
Bored&Stroked Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 5,910	Re: 276 stroker from 35 years of parts Big Congrats to You - Fine Effort! You've really done well with this project! I would get the timing set correctly - who knows where it is at the moment. Retorque the head studs now - while it is cold. Usually, the later head bolts don't need as many heat/cool/retorque cycles as the earlier factory-style studs, nuts, washers and aluminum heads. Part of the reason is that a lot of the aftermarket hardware comes with washers that are too thin and too soft - so they deflect a bunch. You really don't want to start it again and drive it without the retorque being done. Now is also a good time to put a can of Moroso Ceramic Seal into the engine - before any anti-freeze is used. It doesn't matter when you do it - though sooner is better as far as sealing up any weeping bolts/studs.