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Re: reusing head bolts [Re: patrick] #1343063 12/01/12 09:11 AM 12/01/12 09:11 AM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 21,345 Marysville, O-H-I-O 70Cuda383 Too Many Posts
70Cuda383 Too Many Posts Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 21,345 Marysville, O-H-I-O	Quote: Quote: Quote: I am putting '96 magnum heads on this old 318 so I wanted to be sure they were the right head bolts. I believe the mags take a unique bolt (P4876759). I have a set for a Magnum swap also & I'm not sure if they are torque to yield or not. You have used ones that you were considering reusing? If not TTY then the thread gauge check sounds excellent & I'd just lightly wire brush em clean & good visual for nicks that would screw up your torque readings. magnum INTAKE bolts are supposed to be TTY, IIRC, not the head bolts. and there's 1 or 2 that are different length for an LA, so LA head bolts won't work. I reused mag head bolts when I put mag heads on an LA 318 roller, didn't have any problems. Are you sure about that? D0 they really TTY at just 12 ft lbs?! I've always replaced the stock bolts regardless though, because they are always corroded and look like 75 year old junk that sat at the bottom of the ocean when I pull them out. Photobucket sucks

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