<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">To each his own. But this isn’t a situation where you need to get out for a session in 20 minutes. Why not take the extra 15-20 minutes to do all the studs?<br><br><div id="AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr">Ron Soave</div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Jul 8, 2019, at 12:14 PM, Weslake1330 <<a href="mailto:weslake1330@gmail.com">weslake1330@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">I suppose it will depend on the CR your engine runs, how old the head gasket is and what quality it was when new. I've removed the rockers to change a pushrod without taking the head off and gotten away with it.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, 8 Jul 2019 at 11:58, Ron Soave via Spridgets <<a href="mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Well, I’ll tell ya..I’ve always drained a bit of water and done all the head bolts. Two years ago at the track a friend had the cotter pin holding the rockers on break (cotter pin for that assembly - there’s a top 10 stupid design). I loaned him a new assembly to bolt on. I was ridiculed by some for suggesting he do all the bolts and he only did those holding the rocker pedestals. He has since failed head gaskets every hour of run time or so, and is now convinced the head is cracked somewhere. <br>
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If I short cut ANYTHING on our cars it always bites me. I’m just not that lucky and there’s no margin in any of the designs on our cars with the exception of the rear hub bearing which we used at work on the Abrams M1A1 tank. <br>
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Ymmv. <br>
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> On Jul 7, 2019, at 2:59 PM, Lester Ewing via Spridgets <<a href="mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net" target="_blank">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Hi all!<br>
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> So I have asked this question before but I can’t find/remember the answer so here goes:<br>
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> Do I need to undo all of the head bolts to remove those that hold the rocker inn place and then re-torque or can I just undo the ones that hold the rocker arm in place and reinstall them ?<br>
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> Thanks,<br>
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> Lester<br>
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