krave 0 Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Hey there, sorry for such a abrupt post, but im about to put my cylinder head back on and have two questions, first is the arp studs, what are the torque settings for the nuts, i have been informed i should go with 85, but as this is the first time doing any thing like this i just want to clear it in my head. And then also what about the studs them selfs, how tight should i go with these? no locktight required I hope/imagine? when putting a new head gasket on is permatex copper gasket spray neccersary? could i use the loctite version of copper gasket spray? it thas all the same heat specs etc. im using a c2 spacer sandwiched in between a victor reinz 3 layer gasket?Thank you Also just found out that permatex is made by loctite. Link to post Share on other sites
Phat VR6 3 Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Is there not a sheet of paper telling you torque setting for both and sequence included with your ARPs? There should be, if not give the retailer a shoeing lol permatex copper gasket spray is not needed but highy recommended. You might aswell wait till you got some as its not really a job you want to do twice Never hurd of using locktight on headbolts... im 99.999% sure you don't have to Link to post Share on other sites
krave 0 Posted October 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 i have the sheet about the head studs, just feel rather wary about the whole ordeal as i want it to be right. just the spray i need to know about, i can get hold of some loc-tite copper gasket spray, will that be ok?? Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 I asked this question not so long ago on here, do a search Link to post Share on other sites
krave 0 Posted October 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 hey i done the search a few times, i hve found the answrs regarding the head bolts, but im stuck on the permatex, i can get hold of a loctite copper gasket spray, that has the same heat rating as the permatex, so would this be ok? want to get this head on today, its my only real chane. Link to post Share on other sites
Phat VR6 3 Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 never used eather but it should be ok if its for sealing head gaskets, Its not going to do any harm and is better than using nothing Give stealth a ring and speak to vince as he will put your mind at rest, Loctite is a company i would trust Link to post Share on other sites
krave 0 Posted October 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 well it now turns out that the ompany i could get the loctit from is not selling it any more, so my only other option is wellseal. any ideas on this? this is getting frustrating. Link to post Share on other sites
Lizard Racing 0 Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 Just one thing about the ARPs, if they are new torque them up 3 or 4 times and undo them each time. In the end I was doing mine upto 85. Link to post Share on other sites
krave 0 Posted October 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 well i managed to get some permatex with next day delivery, but ithe delivery was not cheap. lol. when i spray this on my gaskets do i wait for it to dry, or do i put the gasket on when its tacky??sorry for so many questions all the time, just wanting to get everything right. Link to post Share on other sites
Lizard Racing 0 Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 When its tacky. Link to post Share on other sites
krave 0 Posted October 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 Thanks for your help, appreciated. im going to go and do it all now. thanks Link to post Share on other sites
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