We reuse intake bolts all the time BUT Head bolts are another thing. Intake bolts
require little torque but head bolts stretch from the great torque required of them
and we always replace head bolts.
"Tom (Silver89)" wrote:
> I'm not sure about that myself - but I always replace bolts if they have seen
> alot of use - as a rule of thumb. I'd rather spend a few bucks on new bolts then
> hundrids later of if my valve covers or cyl heads decided to pop off because of
> a weak nuts or bolts.
>
> Train225@aol.com wrote:
>
> > This is a little late, as I already replaced the belly pan gasket, but I read
> > a post stating that you can't reuse the intake bolts. Does anyone know if
> > this is true and if so, why?
>
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