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Old 10-24-2006, 10:52 AM
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if the head studs are not all the way in and bottom out on the block will the head studs back out and cause the head gasket to blow
Old 10-24-2006, 12:03 PM
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someone has to know
Old 10-24-2006, 12:43 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by flashedDc5 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">if the head studs are not all the way in and bottom out on the block will the head studs back out and cause the head gasket to blow</TD></TR></TABLE>

Possible. You are supposed to 'snug' the studs into the block... but I usually torque them in at around 9-10ftlbs to make sure they are all in uniformly
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ya make sure they are snug cause then they will loosen up cause it did it to me lol
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yea they only need like 10 ft/lbs, which is pretty much hand tight.
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ok they are for an y8 and i have a z6 and they go all the way to the bottom but dont come out of the head
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