At 02:09 AM 6/26/2003 -0400, Tburke4@aol.com wrote:
>4. Replace all the studs and nuts with proper new ones and re-installation
>will go much better. New gaskets, of course. Proper torquing and maybe some of
>that hi-temp copper gasket sealer will help avoid vacuum leaks.
ALWAYS use lots of anti-sieze compound on those studs and nuts! Then
you won't have a seizure the next time you have to remove the
manifolds! I have had the same nuts and studs for 10 years, and I
can still remove my manifolds (relatively) easily. But if the studs or nuts
are at all rusty, definitely replace them.
Doug Braun
'72 Spit
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