I traded a full set of 62 389 rods to a guy for a 1971 .030 400 block. Block is a little rough, might need one sleeve do to pitting. I still got the better end of the deal.
Years ago I did a test on a rod from a 390 FE engine I was building for a guy. The rods were resized with ARP studs. I torqued them with ARP lube and made a little mark on the nut and rod with a carbide tipped awl. Then did the same thing with Red Locktight then plain grease. The scratch lines lined up with all 3 lubricants the same.
I only used red locktight on used studs and nuts as a precaution. The SD rods I had were new with new studs but the nuts were used.
Never would use it on a cap screw bolt. Asking for trouble. You can heat that little nut on a stud no big deal. But heating that rod on a cap screw would not be a good idea.
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