Re: Reuse of head bolts ...

["frank j. bauer" <frankbauer@thevine.net>]

At 11:31 AM 11/18/99 -0800, Buchholz, Steven wrote:
>It looks like I'll be bolting a head on my WX temporarily so that I can have
>the car ready for Laguna Seca while the upgraded replacement is prepared.  I
>have always replaced head bolts even though Bentley says that they can be
>reused once.  Since I know the bolts that are there have only been used once
>(as I installed them) and since I know this is a temporary situation I'm
>thinking that I will reuse the bolts that I have.  Has anyone done this in
>the past and had good or bad experience to share?  TIA!

my understanding is that if your bolts have the 12-point spline heads on
them they are not stretch bolts and can be reused.
since our experience is coincident, i can't help you much more than that...

frank