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looking for members input on installing FEL-PRO gasket 7619B . called felpro to get info on installing their head gasket on my 235 they said 1)use spray tact 2)of course torque according to manual 3) WAIT 45 MINUTES break down bolt 1 (starting with #1)at a time and retorque i have always just torqued them down in proper numerical sequence and after engine has been warmed up go back and check them again has anybody else done it the felpro way of course today is wasted because of difference of opions on how to go about it now going to wait and call felpro again to make sure i heasrd the expert correctly
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Follow the shop manual instructions for torquing down the head bolts. Remember to oil the threads also. If rusty run a bottoming tap in each thread hole and vacuum to pull out the rust,
Gene Schneider
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I agree with Chevy Nut. Follow the manual. I have done engines with the thread hole going into the water galley. They must have sealant on threads. I always use permatex #2.
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If this is a 40,000 mile 1956 235 engine guarantee it will have excessive oil consumption.
Gene Schneider
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Chevy1937 Permatex #2 is good for that purpose. Down here GM-H produced a special goo for head bolts that go to coolant jacket but it is a hardening type, if disturbed after hardening you must fully clean and reapply the sealant (torque down and forget).
Tony
1938 1/2 ton Hope to drive it before I retire
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I have never found head bolt "holes" on a 216-235-261 6 Cyl. that extended into the coolant.
First this pccured was the 265 engine in 1955. There the manual states which bolts extended into the coolant and requires a sealer on the threads.
Gene Schneider
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