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 ...
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I would weld a nut on before your trip. As the .manifold heats up it expands and the nut will hold it in place. You do not want it to become an exhaust leak that is right next to your spark plug wire.
I had two broken bolts on mine, one was like yours that I welded a nut to and other was flush with the head. For that one I drilled and tapped it and put a stud and a nut.
I do have a slight exhaust leak but it quiets done as the manifold heats up.
JKaz
I had two broken bolts on mine, one was like yours that I welded a nut to and other was flush with the head. For that one I drilled and tapped it and put a stud and a nut.
I do have a slight exhaust leak but it quiets done as the manifold heats up.
JKaz
