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| | | | Joined: Mar 2024 Posts: 126 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2024 Posts: 126 | retighten the head bolts to 90 lbs again 235 1960 chevy
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1955 second series 3200
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 2,242 Herder of Cats, Goats, and Sheep (moderator) | | Herder of Cats, Goats, and Sheep (moderator) Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 2,242 | Is there a question here? Or is this a response to something that got lost? | | | | | Joined: Mar 2024 Posts: 126 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2024 Posts: 126 | Lol it is a question do I need to tighten head bolts again after running the engine for a coiple thousand mile after a valve job on the head. Sorry if I was to vague
1955 second series 3200
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2019 Posts: 336 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2019 Posts: 336 | Does the head gasket manufacturer recommend it? Gaskets are different than they were 50 years ago. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2024 Posts: 126 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2024 Posts: 126 | I bought a Fel-Pro Gasket it did not say anything about a retightening of the bolts on the packaging
It was not a copper gasket with a soft material in the middle
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1955 second series 3200
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 1,652 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 1,652 | The Felpro Permatorque gaskets do not need to be retorqued.
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1955 second series 3200
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,275 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,275 | Retorquing won't hurt anything regardless of gasket type. While I am not anal retentive, I always retorque head bolts and manifold bolts after the first run up to operating temperature. It's more superstition than anything, even though I am not superstitious, except for the numero ocho, which I refuse to recognize or utter in English.
Last edited by 52Carl; 07/14/2025 11:01 PM. Reason: Needed to bone upon my Spanish.
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
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