OK, I'll apoligize in advance if some of these questions are dumb, but better to ask a dumb one than do it wrong...
Anyway, I was planning on having my engine built and have been collecting parts to have the "builder" use as I've been going along, but I ended up buying a complete finished engine this past weekend. One of the accessory sets I already had was a set of ARP polished stainless steel 12 pt intake manifold bolts, so I'd like to remove the plain bolts they used when they installed the manifold and replace them with my stainless ARP bolts.
A few questions relative to this...
- Should I remove and replace these one at a time?
- Is there any particular order I should do this?
- Do they need any kind of sealant or thread locker?
- If so how do I clean out the ex. holes after I remove the ex. bolts?
- Is there any issue with stainless bolts going into a cast iron block and head?
And finally,
- Do these need to tightened (torqued) to a certain spec?
Another related question...My new engine has an aluminum Edelbrock Tri-power intake manifold, if I want to use any other of the ARP stainless 12 pt. bolt sets for attaching things to the aluminum manifold, (coil bracket, distr. hold down or thermostat housing, do I need to be concerned about that? (The stainless to aluminum issue?)