Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2011 12:16:51 -0700
Reply-To: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Anti-seize [WAS Re: Water Pump Replacement]
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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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