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How crucial/necessary are the head dowel pins?

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Old 02-24-2012, 10:53 PM
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Just noticed I didn't put my dowel pins in my head before I put everything together; haven't run the car yet; still having a problem with the timing belt; but everything's hooked back up to the head after a head gasket change. Can I run without it safely or should I just put the dowel pins back in to be better safe than sorry?
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I would advise you to put them back in before you run the motor.
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Go to your local junk yard/pick-n-pull and get some. They will probably give them to you for free
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Wow. Do you think Honda just put them in there just because?
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very necessary to keep the dowel pins.
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Okay; put them back in -.-
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