Hey guys extremely stupid question but I'm in a sticky situation. I removed my head to replace the head gasket and all the other gaskets on a b18b1. Now here's the problem I made the mistake of getting torque specs on line from some BS website I don't remember but anyways the cam cap mounting bolts are apparently not 20 ft lbs
So now I have a mounting bolt stuck in my head can I just keep one cam cap bolt out for a few weeks or will I get catastrophic failure. Thank you guys in advance. Before you guys hassle me about extracting it I've literally exhausted all those options with no success so I need to buy a new head.

 

OK, so...what's your question?

Also, nearly every motor-related torque spec you could need for a B18B1 is in my build thread.

 

Oh awesome my question was if I could get by for a few days without the one bolt but nvm about the question because I found something that will take its place in the mean time

 

Get by without a head bolt?

Hell no.

 

....I ....nvm..

 

I think he's talking about a cam cap bolt, not an actual head bolt.

That said, driving with missing bolts in the valve train is still incredibly stupid.

 

I was talking about a cam cap bolt and I ended up fixing the issue I knew it was a stupid question but like i said I was in a sticky situation but all is good now. I more or less was seeing if it would hold up until it I got it replaced

 

had no idea what you were talking about, you can find another bolt at a home depot to hold you over, at least thats what I did.