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Check your head studs to ensure the nuts have not run down and bottomed on the threads. This is more common than you think. It is common to need to double up the washers with ARP studs.


That's a good idea - I think I'll measure the exposed thread length on the passenger side, pull the head and see if the length is too long. I don't think so, because I carefully watched the nuts rotate into torque spec to make sure they were still turning smoothly - but it's possible. It's also possible that a re-torque would work, but I'd hate to do that and have to strip it down again.

I have to admit that I didn't measure the stud threaded length on every stud - I think I did look to see that there was thread exposed all the way down to the head before putting the washers on the studs...... but I may not have checked every stud.

Frank

Last edited by FrankR; 12/28/07 03:43 AM.

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