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Date:         Thu, 9 Jun 2011 12:16:51 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Anti-seize [WAS Re: Water Pump Replacement]
Comments: To: camping.elliott@gmail.com
In-Reply-To:  <1307645944.323.1033.camel@TheJackUbuntuNetbook>
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IIRC they're half studs and nuts and half bolts - if they were all studs you wouldn't be able to get the manifolds off! ;)

On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 11:59 AM, Rocket J Squirrel < camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:

> How many nuts are there? I had to remove one to pull the left lower tin. > The rear end was held by a bolt. I did not see what the other two on the > left side were -- nuts or bolts. Similar arrangement on the R side? > > > On Thu, 2011-06-09 at 10:58 -0700, Jake de Villiers wrote: > > Just the exhaust nuts Mike, to prevent heat-cycle bonding with the steel > studs. > > On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 10:01 AM, Rocket J Squirrel < > camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > > Well, okay -- going around the engine and replacing the bolts and nuts > (my engine has some of each) with brass sounds like a fun-filled weekend > project, considering how tucked away some of those fasteners are. > > I only had to remove two exhaust fasteners to get the tin down. My previous > car was a 71 bay window and those studs are famous for snapping off. I was > white-knuckling the removal of these two fasteners, I can tell ya. > > Are the 1.9's fasteners more robust? > > > > On Thu, 2011-06-09 at 09:19 -0700, Jake de Villiers wrote: > > As mentioned by John , those should be brass nuts and if you want you can > use some hi-temp copper anti-seize on them. > > On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 7:33 AM, Rocket J Squirrel < > camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Thu, 2011-06-09 at 07:27 -0700, Zeitgeist wrote: > > > I obsessively use anti-seize on nearly all external fasteners, > > > > But what kind anti-seize to use on the exhaust port fasteners? That's m' > question. > > -- RJS > > > > > -- > Jake > > 1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX - 'The Grey Van' > 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Subie - 'Dixie' > > Crescent Beach, BC > > www.thebassspa.com > www.crescentbeachguitar.com > http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27 > > > > > -- > Jake > > 1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX - 'The Grey Van' > 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Subie - 'Dixie' > > Crescent Beach, BC > > www.thebassspa.com > www.crescentbeachguitar.com > http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27 > >

-- Jake

1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX - 'The Grey Van' 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Subie - 'Dixie'

Crescent Beach, BC

www.thebassspa.com www.crescentbeachguitar.com http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27


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