head bolt torque #'s

[Charles H.]

Help,
I need the head bolt torque #'s for a 1936 M/H Challenger.
The book claims “gradually and evenly tighten the 12 screws or nuts, working from the center of head towards the ends." ????.
I have found the outer bolts/nuts kind of loose to the point I can turn them with a box ended wrench. Thanks for any help in advance, not many have these old girls around anymore, and the info is being lost.

Thanks again.

 

[Anonymous-0]

Most of the Ch"s and Pa"s I have redone have very corroded and rusted threads , so I start over with new 7/16 x 5 1/2 Grade 8 bolts ,put thread sealer on them and torque to 78#

 

[Charles H.]

Thanks, for the #'s, for right now I torqued them to 65-70 and she seens to run okay.
the engine had been gone through by the previous owner. He had never ran it much, just to local beer station and back once or twice a week.