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Hello,
Today I was doing something on my 302 longblock, and I mistook the #8 head bolt as a plug for the spark plug hole, and I loosened it a little. Yes, I know this is a very dumb mistake, but I am new. Does this now require total removal of all the head bolts and replacement of the bolts and headgaskets, or can I just retorque the one bolt I had loosened?

Again, yes, I know this was a stupid mistake.
 
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Retorque..........
 

7991LXnSHO

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Torque it, pray your Hail Mary’s, sacrifice a lamb, kill an infidel, or whatever will appease your diety. And buy an LED trouble light to see better next time.
 
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Mstng93SSP

You have a nice rear end there Dave.
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Torque it down to proper specs. Good to go.
 

General karthief

wonder how much it would cost to ship you a pair
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What they said, no worries.
But what do I know.
 

CarMichael Angelo

my rearend will smell so minty fresh,
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That must've been one tight assed spark plug.....
 
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revhead347

Apparently my ex-husband made that mistake.
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CarMichael Angelo said:
That must've been one tight assed spark plug.....
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Wouldn't have surprised me. I just did the plugs in my truck, and some ass sandwich had put them in with a breaker bar. Spent two days straightening the plug holes with a chasing tool. 16 fricken spark plugs too. What a show.

Kurt
 
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Wayne Waldrep

Before I post a pic, do you have one of yours?
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Awesome thread! Got a well needed laugh before signing off.
 

Mustang5L5

That is…until I whipped out my Bissell
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Torque it, and recheck torque after a few drives. Cross fingers
 
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