Exhaust manifold bolt ... advice needed!
I recently purchased a 1997 Ford Class A with a 460 engine. The exhaust manifold issues have been well documented and so I decided to put Banks headers and exhaust on it. All my manifold bolts seemed ...
Forum Discussion
being a confirmed do it your selfer, driving it to a shop for the minor task of freeing a rusty bolt is simply not an option.
If you want to make that trip coming up, the best bet for now will be to put the other bolts back in and leave it. If it didn't leak before it probably won't leak now.
When the time comes, you need to get that manifold out of the way so you have room to work that bolt.
And then you just get to it. Use all the usual. soak in PB blaster, repeatedly. weld a nut on the end and try to work it off.
Using an impact wrench, low torque, low air pressure, to rattle it in and out may help break it loose.
And of course heat.
Nice thing is, usually in a motorhome, there is lots of room. Take off the tire on that side, you can sit under there and work it for weeks.
If you want to make that trip coming up, the best bet for now will be to put the other bolts back in and leave it. If it didn't leak before it probably won't leak now.
When the time comes, you need to get that manifold out of the way so you have room to work that bolt.
And then you just get to it. Use all the usual. soak in PB blaster, repeatedly. weld a nut on the end and try to work it off.
Using an impact wrench, low torque, low air pressure, to rattle it in and out may help break it loose.
And of course heat.
Nice thing is, usually in a motorhome, there is lots of room. Take off the tire on that side, you can sit under there and work it for weeks.
