Missing Bolts!
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Team Owner
Joined: Feb 2006
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From: sw Ohio
Missing Bolts!
I was under the hood yesterday replacing some worn out vacuum lines and noticed that my intake manifold is missing a bolt. The previous owner must have taken the manifold off and forgot a bolt, grrrr. So I have a few questions. Will one missing bolt hurt the engine in any way? My local parts store has a bolt kit, but is it a wise idea to get bolts from them? I'm worried about fit issues and whether or not its made out of the original material.
Burning Brakes
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From: 1992 LT1 6 speed Cayman Islands
Replace the bolt, if it is not causing a vacium leak now it will in the future. Take out one of the other bolts and take it to the hardware store and ask for another the same size and grade. Dont forget the washer.
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Team Owner
Joined: Feb 2006
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From: sw Ohio
Yeah I think it is causing a vacuum leak, because after I fixed my vacuum hoses I still have an idle problem. Do you know what size the bolt and washer are? I'm thinking about just taking apart the top half of the engine and replacing all the gaskets too.
