Thread: Head gasket?
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Old 11-13-2020, 07:36 PM   #17
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Originally Posted by jm29henry View Post
Thank you all for all of the great help and information. I really do appreciate all of you for taking your time and really trying to help a fellow model A owner. I have decided to go with the copper and I will use copper spray . Is 55 foot lb correct for the final torque of the head bolts?
55 Ftlb is plenty if you have a standard head. I run a 5.5:1 head and use the same though I have heard some say they like to bump it to 57 or 8 with a high compression head
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