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Originally Posted by vdbucks
I'll try that.. haven't used anything but the gaskets thuse far... and I was concerned about them not being tightened evenly as - in my mind anyway - all of those bolt shaft things are the same length, each washer and nut are the same size.. so each of them should be visibly even when tightened... but they're not.
Maybe I need to up and get a torque wrench I suppose
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Even though they may appear to be even, they stretch when torqued. Make sure if there is a specific pattern that they tell you to follow.. you do so. And if the head was over torqued, it may have flattened the head gasket to the point that it cant be re-used.
Also if I'm not mistaken, some head bolts are designed not to be re-used. Maybe this is the case with yours