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Old 09-05-2009, 01:58 PM
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On the timing chain, I did it 6 times with 2 full rotations in between measurements. Lowest i got was 0, highest was just below 3. AVG of about 2. Soo sounds good right?
Should be good for miles to come.

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Questions: Do I need to lube anything with oil before it goes back on (gaskets or whatever), should I clean certain parts or stay away from cleaning certain parts, and how does one go about chasing the threads in the block?
Get a tap to to chase the threads. Lightly oil the head bolt threads before installing.

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Oh, one last random thing. We ordered new head bolts and it says there are 22, but it only came with 21. So should we just use one of the old ones?? I assume so, but I just wanted to check.
There's a stretch limit spec for the bolts. If they're longer than spec, they shouldn't be reused. Since your head warped, I wouldn't reuse any of the bolts.

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