Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 19:16:06 -0400
Reply-To: ROBERT DONALDS <donalds1@VERIZON.NET>
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From: ROBERT DONALDS <donalds1@VERIZON.NET>
Subject: Re: studs or bolts on exhaust
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Exhaust Stud length is 38 mm the correct bolts are 30 mm that might seem
long but time after time I've had people strip new heads with shorter bolts
until I started providing hardware to bolt the manifolds to the heads I put
the studs on the ports for the #3 and #2 and bolts at the #1 and #4 you can
mix and match with the 2.1and its a good Idea use them in combo to make it
easier to hang the system but on the 1.9 you will not be able to remove the
manifold if you use bolts on the #4 exhaust port the water pump will not let
you back the manifold off the studs. The stud typically come out with the
nut after a few years and as Martha would say that's a good thing
I offer hardware kits with my rebuilt engines this is enough new hardware to
keep you working on the installation and not making trips to the hardware
store the price is $45
Bob Donalds
http://www.bostonengine.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Zeno" <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 2:47 PM
Subject: Re: studs or bolts on exhaust
> Problem I see is getting good quality studs. I mean
> good hard steel, that takes 10 years to rust. I've
> orders a dozen of these, and no one even seams to
> care, when I ask about the quality.
> ERic
>
> Rod Smith wrote:
>
> > What is the size of the Studs / Bolts on the exhaust system?
> > Thanks!
> > Rod.
> >
> >
> > At 12:54 PM 4/13/2004, Stan Wilder wrote:
> >
> >> Break down an buy new studs.
> >> If you have to go in and out a few times with bolts it'll ruin the
> >> threads
> >> in the aluminum heads and cost you about $800.00 for heads.
> >> If you're just fixing the van so you can dump it then just go ahead
> >> with the
> >> bolt alternate cause everybody that buys a used Vanagon gets threaded
> >> anyway.
> >>
> >> Stan Wilder
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Warren.K.Lail-1" <wlail@OU.EDU>
> >> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> >> Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 11:27 AM
> >> Subject: studs or bolts on exhaust
> >>
> >>
> >> > Hi everyone,
> >> >
> >> > The engine is going to have to come back out of
> >> > my 88 Westy, Billy Bones, and when I put it back
> >> > in - and I'm not sure when that will be - I was
> >> > wondering whether it is okay to replace those
> >> > exhaust manifold studs with bolts. Why are bolts
> >> > used on some head connections and studs on others?
> >> >
> >> > Warren
> >> > 88 Westy "Billy Bones" (in dry dock)
> >> > 87 GL "Long John" (smoothing sailing always)
> >
> >
> >
>
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