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Old 02-14-2022, 05:45 PM
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I'm kind of new to rebuilding motors and I was taking off the main 15mm head bolts on my LQ9 6.0L. At the time I was in a rush and forgot to take out the little 10mm head bolts up top. I took the 15mm bolts out in the correct sequence. I checked for cracks but the head isn't super clean. Should I take it to a machine shop to get it checked or should I be fine? Thanks!
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Torquing bolts in the right sequence matters. Removing bolts in any order is fine.
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Won't be a big deal. A head won't crack or warp when doing that. If it does, there was a problem with a head to begin with
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Originally Posted by Cman21
I'm kind of new to rebuilding motors and I was taking off the main 15mm head bolts on my LQ9 6.0L. At the time I was in a rush and forgot to take out the little 10mm head bolts up top. I took the 15mm bolts out in the correct sequence. I checked for cracks but the head isn't super clean. Should I take it to a machine shop to get it checked or should I be fine? Thanks!
As long as you didn't didn't pry on it, then have that 'oh ****' moment, you should be good to go....
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