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Old Sep 4, 2010 | 03:33 PM
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i have a 1999 pontiac trans am. when i bought it, the cylinder head bolts wasnt torqued properly. one of the 10 mm cylinder head bolt snapped. will my motor blow the head gasket if that is the only broken bolt?
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i have a 1999 pontiac trans am with the ls1 motor. one of my 10 m cylinder head bolt snapped due to improper torque. who ever had it before me screwed it up. can the car run with only one of the cylinder head bolt broken with out bowing the head gasket?
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i have a 1999 pontiac trans am with the ls1 motor. one of my 10 m cylinder head bolt snapped due to improper torque. who ever had it before me screwed it up. can the car run with only one of the cylinder head bolt broken with out bowing the head gasket?
the motor will not go long with out blowing a head gasket the bolt needs to be extracted and replaced.
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Originally Posted by ls1ta99
i have a 1999 pontiac trans am. when i bought it, the cylinder head bolts wasnt torqued properly. one of the 10 mm cylinder head bolt snapped. will my motor blow the head gasket if that is the only broken bolt?
And this is exactly why this thread is not advanced tech.
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the motor will not go long with out blowing a head gasket the bolt needs to be extracted and replaced.
Ditto!
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Old Sep 9, 2010 | 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by CJRiojas
And this is exactly why this thread is not advanced tech.
^^^^Douche

The guy has a post count of 2, he obviously doesn't know what he is doing. Instead of making an *** of yourself why didn't you just point him toward the right section?

Originally Posted by ls1ta99
i have a 1999 pontiac trans am. when i bought it, the cylinder head bolts wasnt torqued properly. one of the 10 mm cylinder head bolt snapped. will my motor blow the head gasket if that is the only broken bolt?
You're in the wrong section, your question belongs in Gen3 Internals. Go here: https://ls1tech.com/forums/generatio...rnal-engine-5/, create a new thread and post your question.
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