How do you feel about reusing head bolts?
05-05-2003, 07:42 PM
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How do you feel about reusing head bolts?
Do I need to get new ones when I'm changing the head gasket on a D15b7? It has a little over 100k on it. Thanks.
05-05-2003, 08:37 PM
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Re: How do you feel about reusing head bolts? (ThisLittleSleepeR)
Get new head bolts!! I cannot stress this enough..Stock bolts DO stetch. Ask "lightning" on this board for some ARP headstuds. He gave me a good deal, and had excellent customer service. He gets a 
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Re: How do you feel about reusing head bolts? (ThisLittleSleepeR)
I wouldn't reuse them, honda head bolts are "lock tight" style bolts. As you crank them down the threads change to help them hold in place in the block. When you remove them and try to reuse them the thread locking capabilities are wasted. I found this out after I reused my original head bolts at 70,000 miles and blew a head gasket 1,900 later on the rebuilt engine. I only replaced the bolts after that and it's been straight since.
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