Cylinder Studs, Gasket Sealers, and Cam Chain Questions

Glad to hear everything went well for you. It sounds like I'm going through the same thing as you right now. I'm just waiting on some cam chain tensioner parts, a new set of 1075 pistons and block and some black gunkote to finish it with. I haven't had a chance to get back to those cylinder studs yet. They must be locktited in. I have a new set of ape studs to replace them with.

Here's a few pictures from before the rebuild...

And now a couple of after pics...

No fresh oil on the floor:cheer:...But you can still see the old stains.

Looks good!

When I remove engine studs, I use stud puller and when I intall them, I use a stud install tool. I think APE actually sells both tools. There are different types of pullers and some work better than others... some will damage thread easily. I wouldn't loctite them... I also use NAPA brand gasket sealer. When it dries it makes the gasket hold oil a whole lot better... I don't use it on the head gasket but all the cover gaskets and the base gasket.