I just went through this process and had to grind off the bolt heads- FYI - I ordered a set of exhaust manifolds one of our list venders: it came from S & S headers in three pieces - The front manifold was one piece and the rear was two pieces with slip fittings... 4 hours and a lot of swearing later I got the thing on and together and it is just enough out of alignment that I've got a leak at the front left of the manifold port. Be warned, if you get one of these you might have to take it to be heated and bent to fit properly. Also, there was not enough clearance for the rock shield/bottom engine mount to bolt properly back to the bottom of the engine. On top of that, now the van has an idling issue. After it warms up for about 5 minutes it doesn't idle - So I day of troubleshooting ahead, could be anything from a clogged catalytic converter (already checked the O2 sensor), etc... Funny thing, the van was running like a champ before I decided to fix the exhaust leak... Such is life - and get a quality replacement part! chris
Marla Stelk wrote: > Hello listees, > > So I foolishly thought it would be a simple fix... > I have a leak in my exhaust where a manifold has either deteriorated > or blown out (the cause I'm thinking of my idling issues). I bought a > new one to replace it thinking I could just undue the exhaust bolts, > slide the old one out and slide the new one in. Of course, however, > my exhaust, although replaced about 4 years ago is all rusty now and > the bolts are basically parts of the pipes now. Any tips on how I > should proceed? > > Thanks in advance, > MJ Stelk > '87 Westy GL > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Get a preview of Live Earth, the hottest event this summer - only on > MSN <http://g.msn.com/8HMAENUS/2743??PS=47575> |
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