On 1/17/2013 1:28 PM, OlRivrRat wrote:
>        Ooops ~ forgot that those are studs ~ BODM ~ so its
> probably/possibly
> in there pretty good ~
>
Man did that need trimming ..
how could you forget it's nuts on studs ?..

it's a whole weird deal compared to all normal engines ..
the nuts have sealant on them even.

as I said the usual danger I encounter is in undoing the nuts cleanly
when taking it apart.

I'd still curious about the methods used and proper torque figures
putting it together.

a trick I like to do ..
when I assemble the head on ...with the rubber gaskets with sealant ..
push rod tubes in place etc..
I don't put the sealont on the head nuts at first ....
I just get everything nicely seated ...and don't torque the nuts too much .
then one at a time, I take 'em off, put on the sealant..
then torque 'em all in the normal pattern and steps.
  just saves having to get everything in place all at once with sealants
in two places.
scott