LS head bolts...rebuild??
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LS head bolts...rebuild??
is it necessary to buy new head bolts when putting the ls motor back together??? or should i just use the old ones?? (the bolts that attach the head to the block) 
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head bolts stretch when installed properly, so reusing them seems like a bad idea to me, however it's been done countless times.
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Originally posted by "2qk4u"
wtf happens when a head bolt comes loose?
blown gasket?
wtf happens when a head bolt comes loose?
blown gasket?
if they all came loose it wouldn't be a pretty picture, but I imagine usually just one or two get loose and the head gasket blows.
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I reused them on my lsvtec once (I had no money) and everything was okay. I just retorqued them after a 1000 miles or so, lasted for over 2.5 years with no problems. I wouldn't reuse them more than once and then only if you have to.
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