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Subject:RE: 87: follow up on leaking head
From:Mark McCulley
Date:Sat, 27 Apr 1996 09:39:55 -0700

I'm thinking about replacing a leaking head bolt. Is there anything to this 
process other than removing the old bolt and replacing it with a new bolt 
that is sealed with the Bolt Prep stuff, and torquing it to spec? Do I have 
to loosen all of the head bolts and retorque in sequence? Anything else I 
should know?

The bolt in question is on the upper right side of the passenger-side head 
of a 2.1l engine.

-Mark McCulley

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Sent: 	Saturday, March 30, 1996 8:12 AM

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Subject:      Re: 87: follow up on leaking head

In a message dated 96-03-28 00:49:50 EST, raven@halcyon.com (Mark McCulley)
writes:

>
>To replace a head bolt, do you have to remove the head and do them all? Or 
>can you fix one without removing the head?
>
>

You can replace one.  Fel-pro sells a product called bolt prep.  It is an
excelent sealer and thread lubricant for this application.