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04-15-2023, 09:16 PM
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head bolts
I have a 96 350 vortec Chevy truck. It blew a head gasket and i am poing to fix it, Can i reuse the head bolts, a friend said i couldnt reuse them, ( due to torque to stretch), Can I use older style chevy head bolts? Thanks.
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04-16-2023, 01:15 AM
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Re: head bolts
You can't reuse the LS style bolts. The old sbc like the 96 can be reused.
Internet lore that was transposed I suspect. Cheers. |
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04-16-2023, 02:05 AM
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Re: head bolts
The 96 doesn't have the old SBC, it's similar but different. According to the AutoZone app it uses TTY head bolts so they will need to be changed.
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04-16-2023, 01:09 PM
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Re: head bolts
I'd go with a set of ARP head bolts. Some of this TTY stuff is a headache to me.
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04-25-2023, 08:14 PM
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Re: head bolts
I re-used the head bolts on my 1998 vortec 350 recently.Thankfully, when one broke it was close enough to the deck to get it out.
Buy new bolts.
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05-03-2023, 12:17 PM
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Re: head bolts
If it's a factory engine, no need to get fancy with ARP, stock style replacements is all you need.
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