Thanks everyone, it's not the nut that's stripped or stuck on, my problem is the stud is cross threaded where it won't hold onto the bottom of the "block" or engine rather...
Stephen
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Thanks everyone, it's not the nut that's stripped or stuck on, my problem is the stud is cross threaded where it won't hold onto the bottom of the "block" or engine rather...
Stephen
The threads on the stud cross threaded when going into the threads on the head.
The stud has 2 ended threads. one goes in to the head, the other is for the nut that holds the manifold.
The thread on the stud side to the nut is just fine. Its the threads IN the head that is most likely damaged since the stud is stronger than the aluminum in the head.
Just to parapharse it a bit for Stephen and from info I got through the phone converstaions with him.
happy motoring
Rob:smile:
Well more than a month later I'm finally done.
Just a few questions since this is a major job I did by myself and I'm hoping everythings ok.
1. I put anti seeze on basically every bolt and it's kinda on my exhaust and test pipes and stuff since my hands were dirty and I didn't really wipe it off. When I started my engine I saw a lot of white smoke coming from the top of my engine, to the bottom of my engine. I checked the connections from the headers to the engine and nothings coming from there "thank god" but it's where my headers meet my test pipes, and exhaust. I'm thinking it's the heat of everything and since I put so much anti-seeze on it's kind of burning off? I don't know what else it would be.
2. White smoke from exhaust. Like I said, I'm running test pipes and I haven't started my car for about 4 or 5 months. I took it out for about 10 but I forget when I came back if it was still coming out or not. It didn't come out before like this.
3. Belt noise. The only belt I touched was the ac one because I took the ac comp off for the install. I didn't loosen the belt from the top like I should have and I just reinstalled it without even touching the tension. I get a squealing belt noise at 2000-3000 rpm.
Stephen
Just a few questions since this is a major job I did by myself and I'm hoping everythings ok.
1. I put anti seeze on basically every bolt and it's kinda on my exhaust and test pipes and stuff since my hands were dirty and I didn't really wipe it off. When I started my engine I saw a lot of white smoke coming from the top of my engine, to the bottom of my engine. I checked the connections from the headers to the engine and nothings coming from there "thank god" but it's where my headers meet my test pipes, and exhaust. I'm thinking it's the heat of everything and since I put so much anti-seeze on it's kind of burning off? I don't know what else it would be.
2. White smoke from exhaust. Like I said, I'm running test pipes and I haven't started my car for about 4 or 5 months. I took it out for about 10 but I forget when I came back if it was still coming out or not. It didn't come out before like this.
3. Belt noise. The only belt I touched was the ac one because I took the ac comp off for the install. I didn't loosen the belt from the top like I should have and I just reinstalled it without even touching the tension. I get a squealing belt noise at 2000-3000 rpm.
Stephen
wow.. it's amazing that header diy is actually being useful to some people... that's cool though..
anywho..
1. yes... you most likely dropped wd-40/anti-seize/anything on the headers and now it's all burning off.
2. white is usually water, may have water/condensation in the pipes.. no big deal.. should be gone now.
3. same deal with headers, you may have sprayed or got something the belt that may have caused it to go squeeky on you.. either that or it's just not tight enough.
hth,
x
I'll be doing this in a couple of weeks , hows the car go now , performance wise ??
I only drove it for about 10 min but I'll let you know on Friday when I drive it again. I didn't want to get on it because it was late at night, and on pretty bad roads. However, it seems to pull hard, even with my girlfriend in the car. Not that she's heavy, but it's extra weight :biggrin:
Stephen
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