LS1FIRE

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Hello yall i forgot to put loctite on the rocker bolts when i was reinstalling them. I drove a 130miles so far on the car without any problems and used all new rocker bolts. I also torqued all rocker arm bolts to 22ftlbs. Should i be okay?

ninobrn99

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yeah you should be fine. i never use loctite. wait, maybe thats why my car isnt running :jk:

LS1FIRE

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Dam i been told that i should of used silcone sealant on the rocker bolts because of the ported heads i forgot that as well i hope i am not fucked. I torqued everthing to spec and the car runs good. I hope me not using loctite and silcone sealnt wont cause any other problems i really dont want to go back in there if i dont have to.

DONAIMIAN

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ive done it before, and its been like that for a while now, maybe over a year, and nothing has happened.

LS1FIRE

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Thanks for the replys.I hope ill be okay then since its been done before without any problems. The car runs great so i think it should be okay and dont want to redo it again. And i am 100 percent sure i torqued all the rockers to spec 22fltbs.

Krab

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I don't think I ever put loctite on the rocker arm bolts and it's been about two years now (~18K miles). You'll be fine as long as you torqued them down correctly.

goober35

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If you use loctite on your rocker bolts u have a greater chance of rounding off a bolt when u have to pull the rockers one.

Viper

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I used blue loctite under the head of the bolt, and thread sealant ( permatex paste ) on the intake threads. I also drove for 100 miles BEFORE I did the above so you're fine. Just get it done.

Derek98z

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Exactly, I made that mistake once. Never again will I loctite a rocker arm bolt.

777

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I don't think it's "necassary" to loctite anything. If it's torqued properly then it should be fine.

robertbartsch

For most ported heads, don't the rocker bolt holes go straight into the intake and exhasut ports? On stock heads the rocker bolt holes do not go all the way through to the ports; right?

I thought this is why you should ALWAYS use locktight in the rocker bolts for ported heads.

Since this is a 2 hour fix, I would rip off the valve covers and go with the locktight....


Ditto for the cam retainer plate and cam pulley....

Why take a chance.... just my opinion, however... ?

yobabiesdaddy2001

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Just to make sure i would keep a eye on the rocker arm bolts and go back and check them every so often just for sercurity.

gun5l1ng3r

If indeed the rocker arm bolts do go through to the ports, then you will start burning oil.
(Correct me if I am wrong)
I always thought that loctit was need to keep the oil from "seeping" through the rocker arm bolt.

markp03

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i did not put anything on my rockers...been like 8,000 miles

Hardtop

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For ported heads use Loctite PST thread sealer. My car used oil until I did this.

Bruce