hey, i'm in he process of putting headgaskets on my 93 ranger. just started putting it back together and was curiious which if any of the head bolts need sealer. i have them all in with oil on the threads and under the heads and torqued to the first stage. i figured i could pull them one at a time and put sealer on them if it is required if someone knew exactly which ones need it. none of the articles i find on head gasket replacements on these engines specifically talk about sealant so i am wondering if any need it.

also having a hard time finding the official torque spec for the rocker shaft. i have found a spec of 50 ft/lb and wonder if that is correct

 

These are new bolts right? I see no sealant listed in this step, these are pulled from a ford shop manual for 99.

µ 5. CAUTION:
Do not reuse the cylinder head bolts. They are torque-to-yield. Reuse of the cylinder head bolts may cause damage to the engine.

Install the bolts.

l Tighten the bolts in sequence in three steps:

1 Tighten to 65 Nm (48 lb-ft).

2 Tighten to 80-85 Nm (59-62 lb-ft).

3 Tighten an additional 80-85 degrees.


µ 2. Install the rocker arm shaft assembly and tighten in two steps:

1 Tighten to 30-34 Nm (22-25 lb-ft).

2 Tighten an additional 90 degrees.

 

head bolts are new rocker bolts are not. i had heard the older ones were not torque to yield on the rocker shafts. dont know if thats true. its a 93 there could have been a change between 93 and 99. i dont have a problem replacing the bolts ithough if thats whats called for

 

well im finding some more places that are saying 24 ft/lb + 90 deg. so its looking like they are tty

 

The manual doesn't say new bolts for the rockers, i was just referring to the heads bolts.

The rockers will not see the same stress as the head bolts will so I doubt the need to replace them. If they are a reasonable price and the wait doesn't effect you much then buy new.