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Removed a headbolt, retorque to stock specs?

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Old Nov 29, 2012 | 08:36 PM
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Removed a headbolt, retorque to stock specs?

Was looking for a place to ground something in the engine bay and I removed a headbolt not thinking... Needless to say I just want to make sure this doesnt cause any problems and wanted some opinions. Should I just retorque the headbolt back into the block to stock specs? What is the torque spec I should torque the headbolt down to if I just do stock specs?
As far as I know all other headbolts have never been touched since they were put in at the factory.

Let me know what you guys think. Thanks in advance.
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Old Nov 30, 2012 | 09:02 AM
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Well as for right now, I believe stock specs are 77ft/lbs plus a 90 which would make it about 100ft/lbs. I torqued the bolt down to 100 and called it a day, unless anybody has any wiser advice on the matter.
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Old Nov 30, 2012 | 06:11 PM
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Nah, probably be just fine, if you had taken several out I might feel differently.
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Old Nov 30, 2012 | 06:27 PM
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Make sure not to use it for your ground, it probably won't hold torque with soft metal under the bolt.
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