Head bolt change

[T5frankie]

When fitting another working cylinder head from another engine would i have to have new head bolts? and as it was off a working engine would i really have to have the head skimmed? or would i really need to change the head gasket also since none of them would have blown out?

[p fandango]

yeh, the bolts are designed to stretch a certain degree as you torque them down & won't be as effective the second time. & the gasket will have compressed as its already been squashed between the head & block so won't work as well the second time either

[T5frankie]

cheers.

[Dangerous Dave]

Deffo get new head bolts, I reused mine and one snapped off in the block :(