Thread: 427 s/o engine melt down??????
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Old 06-18-2006, 08:21 PM
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Swapped emails with Keith Craft this afternoon. He pressure tested the heads to 35 psi. He's expressed some worry that the heads might have cracked when I torqued them down.

I was by the Summit store today and on a whim, bought a set of ARP head studs thinking that would help ensure I had the heads and gasket lined up right as I installed them and would give more accurate torque.

Any thoughts on using studs vs bolts? Also, any experience with studs on a 427 in an ERA - or other "original" sized engine compartment? I'm wondering if I can pull the driver side head off the studs with the close spacing to the driver footbox.

Olddog - thanks for the tips. I will try some of the more simple ones and see if I can at least locate where the leak is coming from.

Will try to talk live to Keith tomorrow.
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