Just thought I'd give y'all an update on the 428. I couldn't find anything wrong that would cause oil consumption on the rear two cylinders. After reading what Hawkrod said and many more old posts on the new forum I would have to agree that my valve covers were probably flooding with oil. I also think I overfilled my oil pan which may have caused some issues, too.
So I got some rocker arm restrictors from Gessford Racing. Those are in the head now. I am also going to drain the oil and put a quart or two less in. (6 or 7)
Bad news is I was putting the intake back on and I stripped one of the intake bolt holes. It was the front passenger side. I torqued it in steps up to 32 ft/lbs. It let go on the last step. Well, I obviously shouldn't have torqued it that far with an aluminum head. Good news is there is allot of thread left deeper in the head. I have a longer bolt and will try that. That also makes me think my original bolt was a bit short and not engaging enough threads in the head. Anyway I will put the intake back on and torque it down to a lesser spec.
What do you all think is appropriate with alloy heads?
25 ft/bs? 28 ft/lbs.?
Thanks for all the help with this. The 428 should be fired up again in the next week or two.
Paul
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