Originally Posted by
Omniscient
Ok, so I torque each one in the criss cross pattern to 25, then in the same pattern 50, loosen them in the same pattern 1/2 turn then torque all back to 50, then final torque at 70. Or is it 25, 50, 50, 50, 75? I'm sorry for being so literal about this, I'd just hate to finish the motor only to have a leaky headgasket or worse, a warped head.
Almost.
You want to stretch them at 50 ft/lbs one at a time three times each done one at a time. So take that inside bolt that has been torqued to 50 ft/lbs, loosen 1/2 turn, retorque to 50 ft/lbs and repeat twice. After it has been torqued 3 times to 50 ft/lbs, move to the next bolt in crisscross fashion.