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#1582170 07/09/2025 3:37 PM
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retighten the head bolts to 90 lbs again 235 1960 chevy

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Is there a question here? Or is this a response to something that got lost?

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Fibonachu #1582174 07/09/2025 5:47 PM
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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

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mikeg1955 #1582176 07/09/2025 6:01 PM
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Does the head gasket manufacturer recommend it? Gaskets are different than they were 50 years ago.
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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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mikeg1955 #1582188 07/09/2025 8:26 PM
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The Felpro Permatorque gaskets do not need to be retorqued.

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thank you so much

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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.

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Thank you for the input.

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