4.7 rod and main bolt replacement?

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4.7 rod and main bolt replacement? #90092 07/18/08 12:13 AM 07/18/08 12:13 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,066 California 7 70SportSatellite OP super street
70SportSatellite OP super street 7 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,066 California	Assembling a 99 4.7 10 of the main bolts are stretch but the book does not say to replace them, the rods are stretch bolts also and the book says to replace. Has anybody reused these or should they be replaced and if the rods why not he mains? thanks

Re: 4.7 rod and main bolt replacement? [Re: 70SportSatellite] #90093 07/18/08 04:20 AM 07/18/08 04:20 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,064 Arlington, Texas earlybee master
earlybee master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,064 Arlington, Texas	My 03 factory manual says the same. Reuse the bedplate bolts, replace the rod bolts. Reason?

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