I've been rebuilding my Ranger 33's Atomic 4 and am in the final stages (I hope). I have to replace a cracked head cylinder and have a few questions about installing the new one:
1. Does the block head surface have to be absolutely clean? I have scraped most of the old gasket residue off, and polished with a toughie pad. Is this adequate?
2. Some of the head studs came out when I removed the old head. Do I reinstall them before attaching the new head, or can I just insert and tighten them by torquing down the nuts that they are still attached
to? If I install them first, how do I tighten them?
3. What torque settings for the nuts?
4. What is the sequence for tightening?
5. The head gaskets go on dry; what about the thermostat gasket?
6. Should I use anti-seize goop(?) on the head bolts?
Any help you can provide will be greatly appreciated.
Phil Williams
1. Does the block head surface have to be absolutely clean? I have scraped most of the old gasket residue off, and polished with a toughie pad. Is this adequate?
2. Some of the head studs came out when I removed the old head. Do I reinstall them before attaching the new head, or can I just insert and tighten them by torquing down the nuts that they are still attached
to? If I install them first, how do I tighten them?
3. What torque settings for the nuts?
4. What is the sequence for tightening?
5. The head gaskets go on dry; what about the thermostat gasket?
6. Should I use anti-seize goop(?) on the head bolts?
Any help you can provide will be greatly appreciated.
Phil Williams
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