Header bolt size

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My 87 has aftermarket headers and they must have been on there a long time because the gaskets are shot and they're rusty. I can't take the obnoxious ticking anymore and constantly applying header sealant paste that keeps blowing apart. The bolts don't look too bad but I know it's a guarantee to break at least one or 2, so I'm getting a new set. What size are these? I keep coming across both 5/16" and 3/8". I'm assuming they're like an inch in length too?
 

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Mine are 3/8" and about an inch long
 

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They will probably all come out without breaking.
 

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They will probably all come out without breaking.
Manifold bolts...yes they usually break but since using headers they ususlly loosen on their own! Always have to keep tightening them when i start hearing the ticking
 

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Manifold bolts...yes they usually break but since using headers they ususlly loosen on their own! Always have to keep tightening them when i start hearing the ticking
I'll use a high temp thread lock for the new ones
 

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