Wild Bill
Well-Known Member
Clean threads, anaerobic flange sealant, green lock title or the right stuff on threads. Don't need a washer, bolt like in pick above perfect. Your just trying to stop oil migrating down threads. If you use a nylon washer you are going to have to rely on locktite to ensure the bolt won't back out and the lock tite would probably stop the oil before it got to the washer anyway.
You said rollerized heads, roller cam, roller rockers or both?
Roller cams are awesome, if you have a flat tappet cam use a zinc additive in your oil to reduce cam lobe wear. All oil company's have significantly reduced zinc levels. Many people feel synthetic oils should not be used with flat tappet cams as there is so little friction lifters won't turn and will flatten lobes sending metal throughout the engine.
My opinion roller lifters in marine, I bought two sets of stainless roller rockers, installed one set on a 350 in the Porsche and the other in a 454 in my ski boat. Sold the Porsche after 7 years used seasonally just like boat, ran up over 6000 rpm often and they were fine however the set in the boat came apart after the third season at 5000 rpm. Corrosion looks like the reason they came apart and probably only 60 hours on them. Went with ball fulcrum roller tipped comp cam rockers because they were about the same price as Oem.
Or these are a really cool product!
You said rollerized heads, roller cam, roller rockers or both?
Roller cams are awesome, if you have a flat tappet cam use a zinc additive in your oil to reduce cam lobe wear. All oil company's have significantly reduced zinc levels. Many people feel synthetic oils should not be used with flat tappet cams as there is so little friction lifters won't turn and will flatten lobes sending metal throughout the engine.
My opinion roller lifters in marine, I bought two sets of stainless roller rockers, installed one set on a 350 in the Porsche and the other in a 454 in my ski boat. Sold the Porsche after 7 years used seasonally just like boat, ran up over 6000 rpm often and they were fine however the set in the boat came apart after the third season at 5000 rpm. Corrosion looks like the reason they came apart and probably only 60 hours on them. Went with ball fulcrum roller tipped comp cam rockers because they were about the same price as Oem.
Or these are a really cool product!