justin_o_guy2
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What happened?
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East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.
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Wellpp,, then I spose youre gonna need a fresh plug & some goo to seal it. I wouldnt bother with the head bolts, in fact, Ive had the cover off either 2 or 3 times,, didnt mess with the head bolts,,that whole, back it out, clean/oil/replace thing looked like a waste of time,, &, IMO, it is. I dont see any reason for retorquing. If itll run 5,000 miles & not bust a head gasket,,then how many heat, cool cycles will the bolts take before they stretch & lose the clamping force that keeps the head gasket intact? Mine went 20,000 miles, never a problem,, If you got yours used & over 5,000 miles, maybe they did do the head bolts & didnt use pooky to seal the plug,, That has been known to happen by shops. IIRC, the Zuki service manual doesnt call for pooky on the plug, but people decided to go that way with great success..
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