ok, im starting to put everything back on my engine tomarrow. im going to get a new alternator, new plugs, some gaskets for my carb, carb spacer, vavle covers. i assume i need some kinda adhesive, what do you guys recommend? anything else im not thinking of?

 

well why you are at it i would clean up all of your accesory brackets and i would replace all of your belts and fasted everything up with some new grade 8 bolts

 

I use Blue RTV for my valve cover gaskets (valve cover side only). A little anti-sieze on the plugs is a good thing, too, along with dielectric grease for the boots. Nothing else you mentioned needs any special treatment.

 

im so excited[&:] i cant sleep, its 3am in texas

colorado, what about some on the intake man?

 

Thought your intake was already on. But, I use the black hi-temp stuff on the ends and the blue around the water ports that you don't have.

 

thanks, soon, it will be on, soon. well, it should be tomarrow at least. everything camshaft and up should be back on tomarrow at least.

2 questions

1. my dad showed me how to use our toque wrenches, but he didnt tell me how to tell what torque rating bolts have, how do you find that out?

and 2.how tight do you get the rockers on?

 

Your new intake should have a new torque spec and sequence. You definitely don't want to use the factory specs on an aftermarket manifold. I generally start at about 1/2 torque for the intake and go around twice in the sequence. Then, I'll go to full spec and go around until the bolts will not move anymore at the spec'd torque.

I believe the rockers are 20lb-ft, but you should look that up for sure in a manual.

 

k thanks

 

i heard and read tha trockers are from 14 - 17 lbs....

 

Well, here are the factory specs, but like Colorado said, don't use these with aftermarket stuff. Aluminum is a whole 'nother animal.
http://www.classictruckshop.com/bt351C_Modified.php