Hitting on all eight cylinders
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I have a '59 292 Y-block (B9AE code) and I am installing the heads. I stuck a coat hanger in each head bolt hole and verified they do have a bottom and don't appear to enter the water jacket. I installed the bolts and torqued them. Then I ran across a manual that says to install water resistant thread sealant on the threads? Did I miss something?
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The shop manuals have errors or things that need to be modified so I never take them as 100% Gospel. The problem is the modifications and changes only go to dealers in the form of Service Bulletins.
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You can go over those manual's torque specs if you have ARP-bolts because standard bolts are weaker than block's threads.
Hyvinkää, FI
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