Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2011 12:47:04 -0700
Reply-To: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Anti-seize [WAS Re: Water Pump Replacement]
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTim_0GiS_7By_ZDNCJzjdD8Ys14rPw@mail.gmail.com>
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Heh. That makes sense!
On Thu, 2011-06-09 at 12:16 -0700, Jake de Villiers wrote:
> 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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