willisjefferyl

Just replaced the head gasket after purchasing new ARP head studs. When putting the studs in, 3 studs would not go into the block. I cleaned the threads, used a tap and die 10 x 1.25 in the block and on the bolts/studs. The tap seemed very tight in the threads and I stopped, did not force it. The die worked well on the oem bolts but was tight on the arp studs as well and would not go all the way either. In the three holes that would not work, the old oem bolts would screw into the block but the studs would stop after about 5+ turns. I tried the studs in other thread holes to see if the problem was the studs and they worked fine. However, I put the head back on and torqued it down using three old head bolts and 7 new arp head studs. This car is just for everyday use (commute to work and back), non-turbo. Will this be an issue for a leaking head gasket/warped head? I haven't started the car or finished putting things completely back together yet in hopes I would find help to my issue if this is an issue.

Thanks