High Temp Locktite

[GLTHFJ60]

I'm putting my truck back together today, installing the manifolds, and I have two quesions. First of all, I wanted to know if I should lather some high temp Locktite on the manifold and exhaust bolts so that they don't back out. Is this a good idea? BTW, I didn't find any info on this from searching.

Also, I don't think my engine manual has the torqueing specs nor the torqueing pattern for the manifold bolts. Anyone with this info?

 

[wingysataday]

hells yah use the freakin lock tite. Those damn bolts always fall off. A little carb cleaner free's em up when ready to take em off!

 

[2badfjs]

dont put to much locktite on them.
if you ever have to remove them,to much l/t will booger up the treads

 

[MutleyFJ62]

I'd suggest using the copper Neverseize rather then locktite. If you torque them up properly, you'll be good as gold, especially in cast iron heads.

 

[GLTHFJ60]

Thank you. The guy at autozone told me to buy this high temp, high strength Permatex stuff that he said I will have no problems with. He did say though that if I use too much, then I won't get the bolts off again, so I figured it was the right stuff.

Do the torquing pattern and the toque numbers appear in the engine manual?

 

[2badfjs]

start at the ends and work your way to the middle

 

[GLTHFJ60]

Well, I found the bolt pattern in my 2F manual, but it didn't include the small bolts that are on the extreme ends of the manifold. I just mimiked the pattern for those too. BTW, the engine manual says to work from the middle out. First top middle, then botttom middle, then top outside, and then I did the farthest outside. It took me a long time because I couldn't line up the ones on the outside. The manifolds are on though. Soon....