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Re: Australian Ford 3.9 litres and Cyl. Head bolts
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 8/28/2002

Peter, as Royce suggested these bolts should always be replaced as they are torque-yield. no.1 and no.6 are common failure areas on this engine. We use mono-torque gaskets and do not retorque any toque-yield bolts as I believe this defeats the bolts purpose. H... Login to read more.