stripped threads!! Replace gasket??

[dgiles79]

I was torquing the angle bolts on my lower intake manifold that attach to the head, and the threads stripped.

If I remove the lower intake manifold to helicoil the threads on the head, will I have to replace the LIM gasket? I just put a brand new gasket on it yesterday, and torqued the 4 straight bolts in the middle. Is the gasket done, or can it be reused since it's so new? I have the aluminum gasket with the rubber seals.

Thanks for your help.

[TheOtherNick]

You can reuse it. I have reused one that I ran for 3months.

[BillBoost37]

If you drill and tap on the head, then likely....you'll have it off the engine or you'll get crap into the engine.

The bolt strip out or the head?