It's important to understand that Torque + Angle (T+A
) is NOT the same as Torque to Yield (TTY)
T+A is simply a precise way of torquing a bolt, while TTY permanently deforms the bolt. A T+A bolt can be reused, a TTY can not.
There are a wide variety of torque/angle meters on the market.
My personal philosophy is to use anti-seize on everything that's exposed to weather, unless there's a reason to use something else. For example, if a bolt intrudes into coolant or oil, then you use a sealer on the threads instead of anti-seize. Critical fasteners (meaning things get broken if they come loose) get loctite. I used loctite on the CV joint bolts in the driveshaft in my girlfriend's Audi, for example. I almost always use blue loctite. The only thing I've ever used red loctite for are the timeserts in my Northstar block. I want those to stay in place forever.
RTV can/may still be required in small amounts at specific locations. Typically, that's where three sealing surfaces come together. For example, the spots where the Northstar front cover seals the joint between upper and lower crankcase each take a dab. That's still a far cry from needing half a tube to get a small block Chevy to seal up. I'm not sure if the 3800 requires any or not.
