Upgrading from Core Duo - Core 2 Duo & activating 64 bit

I'm in the process of having my old Core Duo logic board replaced with a Core 2 Duo board in my 2006 iMac.
As it is my understanding that this type of chip enables Snow Leopard to run many of its applications and processes in 64-bit mode, I wonder if this will happen automatically next time I turn the machine on (is the code automatically in there and SL just looks at the processor to see what it can do?), or will I need to reinstall some/all of Snow Leopard -- on the hypothetical basis that when I installed it with the original Core Duo chip, the installer looked at my chip and went with a 32 bit install ... or something like that?

It should all be automatic. However, the replacement board may not boot into 64-bit kernel automatically. See the following:
OS X v10.6- Starting up with the 32-bit or 64-bit kernel
OS X v10.6- Macs that use the 64-bit kernel
How to tell if your Intel-based Mac has a 32-bit or 64-bit processor
32-bit vs 64-bit Snow Leopard

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