Re: Help with broken bolts

[David Stanton]

Be sure your cylinder head is absolutely flat before you put it back together. These 3 HPs are notorious for slightly warped heads that cause the head gasket to blow out a passage between the two cylinders. If it’s not perfectly flat, sand it on wetordry paper laid on a flat, non-flexible surface. I use the steel top of an old tablesaw for the flat surface. Tighten the pair of center bolts first. Torque spec is 60 to 84 inch-pounds.
Dave