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Old Aug 21, 2010 | 06:45 PM
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just as the title says. ok so im putting my engine together and working on putting one head on. i put the gasket on and put the head on. i run the torque sequence on a fresh set of head bolts. after putting the one head on i realize its on the wrong side because the temp sensor is on the wrong side! what should i do. i know that once you remove the head bolts you cant reuse them but i just put them on. what should i do?
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Old Aug 21, 2010 | 07:45 PM
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Uh, move the temp sensor to the other head?
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Old Aug 21, 2010 | 07:47 PM
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Don't take off the head now that it has been installed.

The heads are identical from passenger to driver side. Each head will have either a temp sensor or a plug installed. The temp sensor and the plug are removable and exchangeable from one side to another. Install the temp sensor on the driver side head and install the plug on the passenger side.
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Old Aug 21, 2010 | 11:33 PM
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reuse the bolts...geez all the dealers do......
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Old Aug 22, 2010 | 12:17 AM
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Just swap the plug to the right head and the sensor to the other. Heads are all identical.
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