[john hall]

While this thread has been rather entertaining, I THINK something got missed--then again so much crap here who knows, maybe its buried. Anyway, I was taught long ago to run a tap in the holes and wire brush the bolts any time you pull the head off an air cooled engine--so as not to get a false torque reading from a thread locking up on rust/debris. Never know when one bolt may be a tad longer/shorter if they aren't all original. I also check for blisters over the tapped holes and hone the face of the block if I feel it needs it. Obviously blow out all the holes prior to reassembly. But, that's just how I do it, to each his own.