Hey guys..........

If you want to use Loctite, use the blue 242. It will come off with normal tools. The red 262 has to be heated up, along with a bunch of others as well. I tried to avoid it, since it always seemed to react with the aluminum and caused a powdery mess when you needed to remove and re-install. After having to do it a few times, the threads were so messed up, a heli coil would have to be used. Now..........I ALWAYS loctited the heli coils, since they were in to stay, and were never removed.

Head torque? Well, it really depends on the stud or bolt grades you are using.

See http://www.boltdepot.com/fastener-in...ed-Torque.aspx for a torgue table that'll help alot, but you have to either ask Gene, Paul or Frank to find out what grade of bolts they used. Most SHCS (Socket Head Cap Screws) are a minimum of grade 5, but some are 8 as well.

As far as sealing up the head, on Konigs I used to silicone bead around the stud and then add the flat washer. Really messy if you use too much, then add the lock washer then the nut. That usually worked, and seldon leaked water.