318 LA rebuild after losing a valve seat

nm9stheham said

Question: Were the intake gaskets metal or composition? Don't want a coolant leak inside and outside the engine. Most everyone here recommends using the composition intake manifold gaskets with an AL intake.

And did the cork end gaskets under the intake get clamped down well?

Snout bolt on crank damper torqued to 135 ft lbs?

Why do I think there is something missing from the front of the passenger side head in the 1st pix above? Like a freeze plug?? What is that circular 'thing' in that freeze plug hole?

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The gaskets are metal, and I torqued the intake to 35 ft lbs I wanna say. Will go back and double check my numbers. I might just swap them out for composite gaskets if that’s what is recommended.

The cork end gaskets received a healthy amount of RTV, especially in the corners, and were clamped nice and snug.

Yes, the snout bolt was torqued to 135 ft lbs after installing the damper with the correct tool. I didn’t feel comfy just banging it on with a hammer.

The freeze plug is there, that circular thing appears to be a sticker of some sort that was applied by the shop that did the reman. Tiny type says “warranty void if removed” or something to that effect.

So, I should go with the composite gaskets?