Hi, when I replaced my head gaskets on my 2003 GMC Safari I effed up and did not put sealant on the new TTY head bolts. (I "ass-u-me'd" that the red goop already on the threads was sealant.)
I have not run the engine yet and I want to recover from my mistake. I have ordered new head bolts. But I am lazy and rather than remove all the bolts and probably have to redo the intake manifold valley sealant - I'm wondering why I can't just remove each head bolt one at a time and replace with a new bolt w/sealant and torque to correct spec. I would follow the torque pattern when replacing each bolt.
Am I okay with this plan or cray-cray?
Thanks for your advice!