mustnglvr

what did you do to the motor? If you dont have alot of cash in the motor but you have to drive it I would reuse them.

luckythirteen13

id spend a few extra bux and get head studs instead of the bolts. they hold the head down more evenly and you can torque them down more evenly

91stang

any reasoning

03BottleFedGT

you can re-use the head bolts up to 91 in mid they went to those toruqe to yeild bolts that must be replaced. would recommend replacing them anyway to be on the safe side

92hatchLX

Why use them?

ZachW04Stang

I've never seen a 5.0 use washers on the head bolts.

Ninety5five0

I used washers on mine......

silver91gt

if you get ARP bolts they come with hardned washers.
the washers must be used with aluminum heads to prevent galling.

and 1 more vote for head studs, you can re-use them forever.
I will never go back to bolts, the studs are only a little more than bolts, they clamp the head to the block rather than the thread of the bolt pulling the head down.

bakedog

its fine to reuse the head bolts the new style bolts are only used once but the kind in your mustang (as long as they are stock) are fine to reuse. i checked with ford when i changed my head gaskets last spring no leaks or problems yet

silver91gt

stock head bolts are torque-to-yeild bolts that are recommended for 1 time use.
you got lucky it didnt leak