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orangefj45 · 04-03-05, 07:34 PM

i also installed the studs for the exhaust manifolds as can be seen in the pic above, but first i ran a "thread chaser" (similar to a tap) thru every exhaust post bolt hole just to make sure i was'nt going to have any problems with a bad or plugged thread. also, it's important to remove any excess paint from the exhaust manifold mounting surface otherwise you end up with leaks, so i did that right before installing the bolts.

here's a pic of a thread chaser:

04-03-05, 07:34 PM	#99
orangefj45 IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: on thin ice Posts: 5,672	i also installed the studs for the exhaust manifolds as can be seen in the pic above, but first i ran a "thread chaser" (similar to a tap) thru every exhaust post bolt hole just to make sure i was'nt going to have any problems with a bad or plugged thread. also, it's important to remove any excess paint from the exhaust manifold mounting surface otherwise you end up with leaks, so i did that right before installing the bolts. here's a pic of a thread chaser: Attached Images __________________ TLCA and PMC member looking for Advance Adapters parts? send me a pm!