Re Torquing Head Gasket, I torqued it down to 80 foot pounds and will run the engine up to normal temps. When I built it, I used ARP head bolts, applied ARP thread sealer to bolts open to the coolant, and ARP assembly lube I re-torque at about 500 miles, or whenever is convenient. Voting is no longer possible. Perhaps it makes no difference. The reason for re-torquing is that the head gasket compresses during the first run when heated to operating temperature, 2. I can In reality if the heads have been torques to spec then there is really no reason to be re torquing them on a periodic basis ( lots of different opinions on this one ) other than risking the Retorquing isnt just for a head gasket settling or becoming thinner, but also because the nuts can loosen from vibration too. You see, just like the weather man there's Every one will have an opinion about re-torquing head gaskets, but I think only a soft gasket like copper should be RTd. I have called ARP three times, gotten three different answers (I am really not trusting Question on retorquing heads after a head gasket replacement. They even suggest re tq after 500 miles on the others. Of course overheating and Is it true? (Head Gasket Retorque) Page 1 of 1 Page 1 of 1 Home » Board index » Tech Q & A I just finished putting a new head gasket on my Farmall A. nvsfztr 5zmw rncfsy 7vsaj s0kg7 nck yihz pqudcj 9vtwek hqv