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Cylinder head stud stretch was fairly common in automobiles back in the day. When I was working at a VW dealeership, it was required that we retorque the heads before every required valve adjustment. Porsche went through problems for years with cases and studs (this was before the 3.0 engine)...

What ... huh ... WHAT?!?! You live HOW FAR away from your Precious? When I got out of the Garden State, my wife had to stay up there for a year. I got a job transfer down here to Georgia ... she had a good job with no chance of transfer. I *could* and did live with her up there and me down...

Doing it the other way would make for a VERY busy farmer.:wink:

Should this read, "After installation, the head gasket MUST ... ", or do you really mean to say that you have to re-torque the head bolts after EVERY 2 hours of operation? Re-torquing head bolts after a head gasket replacement is not unusual in automotive repair; I cannot think of an instance...