New head bolts K241
 

Hi, I am in need of new head bolts I believe and can't seem to find any. I blew the head gasket on the 102 over the winter and got a new Kohler gasket and torqued it to 30 ft/lb and again after warm and in the correct sequence. Well it blew that gasket when I was plowing my mechanic buddies yard up for a new garden the other week and he said I should've gotten new head bolts. I want to get this buttoned up and sell it,Thanks

Your head is probably warped. Get it flattened out at a machine shop. Only costs 10 bucks to do at the shop I go to. Or you can do it yourself. I've never had to buy new bolts and I've don't hundreds of them over the years. Don't hold me to it, but I'm pretty sure they are not torque to yield lime most automotive head bolts.

Can you translate...?? :Huh:

Reusable with nothing to worry about lol

Great thanks for quick replies. I'll take the head to machine shop when I get home. Lounging around hotel now down Spartanburg sc way. Hate to sell the thing but truck needs a new tappet cover and while I have whole front end tore apart gotta performance cam to slide in and some more air to shove down its throat, and the 102 is the least used tractor

They are just grade 8 bots. No, they are not torque to yield. Cubby102 is correct, you need to plane the head.

If you really want to put new bolts in it I don't see a issue with it. I have gotten them from the hardware store in the past. I'm sure someone that has done more engines then me will chime in. But I've used grade 5 bolts when I've had to replace broke. Or rusted bolts on the heads

Did I miss something? What does your truck have to do with the cub.... :Unknown:

Ha, just so don't have to dig in pocket book too bad. Probably should've just left that out, sorry.

Sounds like a Ford. I'd sell the truck instead. :biggrin2: