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Re: cylinder head studs

To: "andy pole" <ampole@hotmail.com>, <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: cylinder head studs
From: "Chris Masucci" <sooch@mchsi.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 21:17:56 -0600
Andy,

Stock studs, use motor oil.  ARP studs, use their moly lube.

Using other lube will affect torque readings, and you won't really know how 
much torque is needed to get the proper stretch.

Cheers,
Chris
BJ8


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "andy pole" <ampole@hotmail.com>
To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2006 4:40 PM
Subject: cylinder head studs


> hi everyone
>
> just about to put my unleaded head back on after slowly rebuilding the 
> rest of the engine, I have read before that some people use a light smear 
> of copper grease on the cylinder head studs - is this good practice and 
> does it affect the torque, or will it not affect them and just allow 
> easier disassembly in the future (not that I fancy a engine rebuild soon!)
>
> many thanks in advance andy




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