OK, I'm getting really close to actually bolting my TFS 23 degree aluminum heads on. And I have a few questions.

1) Do I lubricate the threads of all bolts (have the ARP head bolt kit) with my PErmatex thrad sealer? The ARP instructions say "if cylinder head bolts into the water jacket, lubricate the threads of the bolts with arp thrad sealer. If cylinder head bolts protrude into blind hole, lubricate the threads with arp moly assembly lubricant. So which are blind holes and which are water jacket holes?

2) at the bottom of the arp instructions it says "do not use any other moly lubricant. use only arp moly lube or head gasket failure can result." JEEZ! I got some Sta-Lube engine and assembly lube with moly and graphite. Should this be sufficient?

3) TFS documentation says 3 levels up to 70 ft. lbs of torque on head bolts. ARP docs say 60ft lbs. Who to believe?

Otherwise, instructions are pretty straight forward and I feel fairly confident in the procedure. Summit is backored til the 17th on pushrods though! :( :( :(

And finally (I think I already know the answer to this one)...

4) Can I install intake/carb/dist/etc without pushrods or is that just plain dumb?

thanks again for your help!! I'll update you with the progress. But seeing as summit is being really slow, it may be awhile. . . .
-terry

 

1) They all go into the water jacket. Permatex #2 will work fine.

3) Aluminum heads are usually 75, and cast iron are usually 65, I would go with 70 like the head manufacturer recommends.

4) Yes, you can. The only thing you need to do to install pushrods is have the valve covers off, and the rocker arms loose.

Since you have the heads off, if you haven't put in a new camshaft and lifters, now would be the perfect time.

 

Ben pretty much covered the install questions above. You can install pushrods without intake on, but care must be taken to be sure you have them dead center inside the lifter. Hey Terry, sorry about getting the last set of pushrods from Summit this past weekend. you see, I'm installing Protopline 23degree lightning aluminum heads, and I just had to have them.. :D Good Luck with your project....

 

Thanks a lot guys!! :) Just gotta put one more coating of paint on the hallway for the wife, then its back to the fun stuff in the garage!!! :) Can't wait to get ROLLING!

I want my pushrods! :cry
-terry

 

Hey looking good there buddy. The 268 combined with a set of good flowing heads will really feel nice. :cool: