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Old 05-04-2018, 08:43 PM   #13
JSeery
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Default Re: Head Bolts on a 8BA

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Originally Posted by burnette View Post
can you back of nut and apply the sealant.and retorque. or do you apply the sealant on the stud treads. i just started my freshly rebuilt flathead ,and i got 3 leaking head nuts.
If it's a stud with a nut then you need to pull the stud. The sealant is for the stud threads into the block. If the studs are not super tight in the block you should be able to pull them by double nuting the stud and then use the bottom nut to back the stud out.
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