Niko2511
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So I'm a little confused about the proper procedure for tightening the rocker arm fulcrum bolts after I replaced my head gaskets. The Chilton manual says to just lube the push rod and rocker arm assemblies then tighten the fulcrum bolts to the proper torque specs but the Haynes manual says to rotate the crankshaft so the lifter is all the way down then torque to spec. (A whole lot more work) I also thought I read somewhere that it wasn't necessary to do that unless the valves were removed. Any info on this matter would be much appreciated.