[nkaminar]

Ursus, One other note: Take up the toque in steps. Start at 25 foot-pounds and increase in 5 foot-pound increments to 55 foot-pounds.

Then start the engine and let it warm up and then shut it down. Let it cool overnight and then re-torque. Drive 100 miles, let it cool overnight and re-torque. Drive 1,000 miles, let it cool overnight and re-torque. Re-torque once a year on a cold engine. Mileage is approximate.

Do not use a gasket between the coolant outlet (goose neck) and the head but just a smear of gasket cement. The goose neck has a tendency to crack when a gasket is used and with two gaskets to set the torque reading will vary more than the rest of the nuts.

Also re-torque the manifold nuts at the same time as the head. I use 55 foot-pounds but only use that if the manifolds are perfectly flat and in plane. Others use 25 foot-pounds.