I just went through this.
across the top of the manifolds three nuts were frozen
and the studs came out instead.
they all went back in with anti-seize compound.
I use to use his stuff eons ago. After 15 years...bolts
still come off easily.
Paul Tegler
1973 MGBGT - daily Driver
1975 Spitfire - in Cherry Shape
1980 Spitfire - in re-hab
wizardz@toad.net
http://www.teglerizer.com
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-----Original Message-----
From: James Carpenter <james.carpenter@jccsystems.swinternet.co.uk>
To: Peter S. <alfapete@pacbell.net>; Dean Rayner <DeanR@saville.co.uk>
Cc: Spit-LIST <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, June 24, 1999 6:26 PM
Subject: Re: Manifold Studs
>
>Stainless Steel rusts anyway, at thoes temperatures, anyway you will find
>them welding.
>
>I have in my back pocket three studs, same size and shape as the
orriginals.
>3 new brass nuts, and I am also going to put on spring washers, big ones so
>when they rust to the studs I can get a screwdriver and hammer and them
off.
>
>I am going to try penitrating oil on the studs to startwith, unforunatly I
>have run out of plus gas and am using somthing half as good, still 10 times
>better than old WD40.
>
>Anyway as for heating it, I supose I could try starting the engin for a
bit,
>might be abit loud though, wake the dead I think infact.
>
>
>James
>
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