Retorquing head after rebuild

[racerx]

What's the VERY earliest I should retorque my head? Most people seem to do it at 500 miles, but I think I could do it earlier. Say, 250.

Reason being, my valve lash has gotten a tad loose since I first started the new engine. I know retorquing the head means I have to redo the valve lash, so I thought I could kill 2 birds with one stone.

And when should I start using regular oil?

[AZmike]

Why do you have to do them at once? Are you just trying to avoid pulling the valve cover another time?

[racerx]

lol. ok, so when abouts do I need to do it again? I'll just do it this time for starters anyways.

[88Accord-DX]

Generally speaking, if you have TTY bolts, (torque to yeild) you should only need to retorque them once at 500 miles, but isn't required..

[racerx]

well i just checked them all, and all of them were perfect. not one out of spec.

however, the valve lash was a tad loose... still within spec, but barely, so I tightened them down. don't wanna have to deal with that later. thanks again guys