Either way will work. Start in the center and work your way out evenly. Coat the head gasket with a fine film of wheel bearing grease. Torque the head down in three stages and if your concerned about not missing any bolts in the proces, do each stage twice. Now if your lucky enough to have to remove the head in the next few days, you will find that wheel bearing grease or cup grease as the manual refers to it as, has glued the head gasket in place better than any glue ever will. Grease allows it to slide around during installation. Then the greasde acts as the best sealant one step short of cement. I had to remove mine before I fired the engine and the gasket tore itself in 1/2. What fun! Scraping gasket from the head and the block!
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