I'm probably excessively pedantic - comes with the age - but when I remove a head or manifold, I always remove the studs, bead blast or clean them, inspect (I've seen head studs that are stretched or almost rusted through) and reinstall with copper based anti seize compount on the thread such as Neva Seize, and a thin film of grease on the stud shaft to delay corrosion. It is important the studs go as far into the block as possible, which you may not achieve when only finger tight.
It is not so critical on the Fergy but the head stud nuts my Jag engine are chrome dome head nuts. It is a common error with Jaguar heads that when the head is ground, the dome head nuts may "bottom out" on the studs, causing the head gasket to leak.
I'm probably excessively pedantic, but I want the knowledge that everything possible has been done, repaired, rectified or inspected when I repair an engine. I find it far cheaper than doing the job twice, when I should have done it correctly the first time!!! There is no such thing as "cheap maintenance"!!!
Bob in Oz
This post was edited by Bob (Aust) at 19:37:21 02/09/10.
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