Extra bolt left after head gasket

[Superdave]

around my place we call that mechanical lightening of the vehicle. Do enough repair work on your own and the car will shed several pounds of bolts. Lol.

In the casino tech world we say that you just found a way to make the machine more efficient. I fixed a 42" plasma the other day and ended up with a bunch of extra screws and a wire harness... TV works like a charm though :P

[shackwor]

Nope. But the engine has fallen out... yet. I'm getting more and more comfortable with the idea that I may not need that bolt.

[sil]

you still havnt found where it goes ? lol
whenever i work on shit, i seem to never have enough bolts
they like to play hide n go seek on me :P

[alerored04]

around my place we call that mechanical lightening of the vehicle. Do enough repair work on your own and the car will shed several pounds of bolts. Lol.

[dbtk2]

haha i have a box of bolts left over from mine........

like was said by everyone else, looks like a bolt for some kind of a mount/bracket. Chances are there are 4 others holding it on so I wouldn't worry too much about it, I would just keep an eye on it to make sure there isn't something obviously missing and keep it just in case you do figure out what it is.

[Rhedalert]

Did you guys have to remove a support bracket for an upper engine mount? Maybe it's for one of those.

[green_souljah]

Only one? We had about seven left over.

haha!


"Miscellaneous Bolts"

[shackwor]

It's got a 15mm head on that bolt.
I've got the bolt for the oil dipstick in place, so that one's confirmed out.
I've also thought it would be on the lift bracket but haven't found a missing bolt on that one.

I really appreciate the ideas everybody has given me, but it's starting to look like I'll only find it if I redo the entire job. Which may happen if my whistle isn't a vacuum line leak but a gasket leaking compression air. Might open another thread for thoughts on that issue though.

[86euro]

Maybe it's for the canooter valve, lol. Possibly to bolt the oil or tranny dipstick tube to the head?

looks like a bolt for the lift bracket on right side of the front head...

That's exactly what I was originally thinking.

It might also be for a cable or coil pack bracket on teh rear of the engine.

What size is the head?

[Superdave]

looks like a bolt for the lift bracket on right side of the front head...

[SteveG]

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[sil]

hey alright a guessing game
im guessing it goes to a bracket/mount to the head (as already stated)
whats the prize? :P j/k

[ForcedFirebird]

I agree with tractorman, probably from a bracket. The good thing is though, it's not long enough to penetrate into the oil/water passages - hopefully it won't cause a problem.

[shackwor]

My rough measurement has it around 11 or 12 mm threading with a 15mm socket head though.
The threading fits in a 12 mm socket easily, but not an 11 mm...