Keeping it short

New Combination Motorsport 383 shortblock for a blower LT1

Used ARP head studs with ARP thread sealant. Hand tightened the studs into the block and properly torqued the heads on using three torque sequences to 65 ft/lbs final.

Tons of water in the oil. Milk shake in the valve covers and coolant in the oil. Only drove it a few miles to get exhaust welded on. Parked it and am in the process of removing heads (fun fun). The sealant is missing from the few studs we pulled out so far

Some have told me to use aviation gasket maker or red/green thread locker instead of the white thread sealant

Some have told me to torque in the head studs, not just hand tighten them into the block

So,... any good advise. I dont want to have to do this again

And any advise for getting all water out of the engine oil (diesel for example)?

Thanks

Lance