Subject	Stock head bolts = OEM head bolts
Posted by	ttsmokin on December 06, 2012 at 5:44 PM
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In Reply To	I cannot reuse stock head bolts but ok with OEM head bolts? posted by tt_703 on December 06, 2012 at 03:17 PM
Message	Antihero is correct. I was meaning that you should throw away the head bolts you have and buy a new set of OEM head bolts (~$75 IIRC). I did once re-use the head bolts when I had no idea they were torque to yield bolts. It was because of a oil leak from the head gasket on a rebuild someone else did. No idea how they managed to mess up but I re-used the stock bolts without issue. But I only had that engine for 5-8 thousand kms. No idea if it would have lasted or caused future issues (ended up getting rebuilt again from a cracked ring land). It's not worth the stress to cheap out.
Follow Ups	What can I reuse? what is definitely not recommended? - tt_703 22:23:25 12/05/12 Just some of my opinion/if I could do it again.... - JonnyZ(SoCal) 00:41:35 12/06/12 You cannot reuse stock head bolts - ttsmokin 10:47:14 12/06/12 I cannot reuse stock head bolts but ok with OEM head bolts? - tt_703 15:17:13 12/06/12 He means new OEM is fine, but do not reuse. - Antihero 15:23:57 12/06/12 Stock head bolts = OEM head bolts - ttsmokin 17:44:20 12/06/12 Where is the idea coming from that... - xpwarrior 20:02:31 12/07/12
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