Broken head bolts

[HeckYes]

so i didnt do my research well enough and when i was reading the DIY head removal. i read that they were at 120ftlbs but i guess thats not what they are suppose to be when u put it back on.....i dont konw, dont really care at this point. what do i do about a broken head bolt around ooooo say 100ft lbs??

[vocationalzero]

Easy out? Plus,when you went to put the head bolts on, did you do it in the right order and sequence??? In other words, did you go straight to 120 ft.lbs or go in order from 30 to 60 to 90 to 120?

[supreamS14]

I broke a ARP head stud, torqued it in the right FSM sequence(30-60-70-80). Than to ARP's 80ft. lbs. It snapped at about 70ft. lbs. They cost like $36 a piece. I might need a new touque wrench.

Did you use new head bolts?

[HeckYes]

No i used the old head bolts. im ordering ARP tommorow. and i did it in order of middle working out and switching sides. i did go from 40 80 120. is easy out pretty strong even for broken head bolts? ive never used it

[Slipstream]

The old head bolt was probably stretched already.

[HeckYes]

well im going to take it to a machine shop because i dont want to mess up the block doing that easy out thing. since alluminum blocks are pretty easy to scar up.

since i tourqed the other bolts down to 120 in the middle....would it be a good idea to just go ahead and get a new head gasket to put in with the ARP studs ill be ordering?

[supreamS14]

i used the old head bolts.

Those are torque to yield bolts. They should not be used more than 1 time.

would it be a good idea to just go ahead and get a new head gasket to put in with the ARP studs ill be ordering?

Are you using a stock head gasket? They work very well up to about 16psi. Some metal head gaskets can be used more than one time. I Don't know about the stock head gasket. If you do go with a mls HG, cosworth is recommended.

[HeckYes]

i put on a stock one when this happened but i think im just going to splurge on a metel gasket just for the heck of it and try this sucker once again. ill be calling for a machine shop tommorow and ill let u guys konw how it goes. thanks for the help