Buttoning my 2.3L whiteblock engine back up after a headgasket replacement.

Follow guidance to torque headbolts (in proper pattern) to 15 lbs-ft, then 45 lbs-ft, and then use a torque angle gauge to tighten to 130 degrees.

Used a 1/2 drive torque wrench for the first two passes. Followed up with the Torque angle gauge. Things did not behave as expected - of all 12 bolts, only two creaked and groaned as I tightened them to 130 degrees. The torque angle tool seems to be a one-shot twist. I can't reset it like a torque wrench and re-check the value.

All bolts were oiled up, but only a couple bolts presented me any sort of groan/pop during the final angle-torque.

I can't figure what's happened here. I'm worried that several of my head bolts are too loose and I need some way to check them.

Does anyone know what the final torque reading should be for these bolts? I can't finish reassembling the head until I know that these bolts are uniformaly tight.

I tried re-setting my torque wrench to match the "tight" bolts and managed to get a few others to squeak at 90 lb-ft. Several are still turning w/o a whole lot of resistance. These are supposed to pop and stretch, right?

I am VERY worried about stripping out the bolts (aluminum block/steel bolt).