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Old 09-09-2004, 09:16 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by runnerboy97
wow, this is a good thread. i just got in from working on my 3.0, i am replacing the heads cause one was cracked. i got one of the new heads on using the old bolts, but i didnt put them back in the same holes they were previously in. i think after raeading this i am going to go get new head bolts. my question is, will i be able to reuse the new head gasket i just put on, but have already compressed? or do i need to get another gasket for that side.
get the loosening sequence, and replace one at a time, this way shouldn't hurt anything
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