Matt Kulka <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com> writes:
> I will say this is the first car on which I've found brass nuts
> holding the exhaust together. I suppose that's so they don't rust
> to the manifold studs, but I don't yet have the knack to torque them
> correctly. I don't want to strip that soft brass. Maybe a dollop
> of lock-tite or double-nutting will help...
Consider stainless steel nuts instead.
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