Plenum gasket can of worms....
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Plenum gasket can of worms....
Hey all....
98 1500 Sport 5.9L.
Went to change out the plenum and ended up with 3 broken bolts by the water jackets. Real nice how they are angled and pretty much impossible to hit with a hand drill...
Going to be pulling the heads and bringing to my local machine shop to drill them out and clean the threads...
Question is... Are the head bolts reusable?
They show set torque values iin the factory service manual not like a torque to yield ie 80lb-ft + 90 degrees....
98 1500 Sport 5.9L.
Went to change out the plenum and ended up with 3 broken bolts by the water jackets. Real nice how they are angled and pretty much impossible to hit with a hand drill...
Going to be pulling the heads and bringing to my local machine shop to drill them out and clean the threads...
Question is... Are the head bolts reusable?
They show set torque values iin the factory service manual not like a torque to yield ie 80lb-ft + 90 degrees....
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You should prolly replace 'em.... but, I don't think it is absolutely required.......
The bolts go straight down into the heads...... shouldn't be too much of a job to drill 'em out without removing them.
The bolts go straight down into the heads...... shouldn't be too much of a job to drill 'em out without removing them.