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The Rusty Gear · 09-09-2004, 10:46 AM

Like it says, I had the HG done, but the bolts were not replaced. From what I've heard, this is common. If the bolts were torqued properly, this means that I should be fine ie under normal driving I should not blow the gasket again for another 160k?

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The Rusty Gear Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Edmonton, Canada Posts: 45	Replaced Head Gasket, but not Head Bolts -- How bad is this? Like it says, I had the HG done, but the bolts were not replaced. From what I've heard, this is common. If the bolts were torqued properly, this means that I should be fine ie under normal driving I should not blow the gasket again for another 160k? __________________ 1988 4Runner, V6 Auto, Mostly Stock Toyota E-Locker Rear 32 X 9.5 Swampers