Recent content by DogBunny

Thanks for all of the replies. My dog's name is Bunny. She is named after Sgt. Carter's girl friend from Gomer Pyle, USMC. I am going to Helicoil it. I think this is easy and most of all, safe. I know that heat is the way to remove stuck fasteners, but in this case, heat and welding scare...

I like this strategy. This is what I intend to do. My concern is that JB Weld is good up to 550 degrees, that's about as high as epoxies go. Exhaust manifolds can reach 1000 degrees. However, in this engine, the stud makes contact with the water jacket, so I'm hoping it doesn't get that...

Thanks for all of the replies. Here is my plan and why. I welcome all advice and dissension. The stud remainder is recessed about an 1/8" in the block. The 1/8" of female stud-hole threads that I can see do not look good. I figure that if I sheared the bolt when I tried double-nutting it out...

$60 is good, for just one? Cool, thank you. Regarding getting the stud out, I don't think I'm even going to try. I'm just going to drill it out and use a threaded insert. However, it might be a while. I still have an upper control arm to remove, and I'm moving very slowly on that. I am...

So, I'm looking at my passenger-side exhaust manifold studs after I removed the exhaust manifold. One of the studs has very bad threads, as in partially rusted away and disintegrated. I remember that as I removed the nut from that stud, that it was making a screeching noise with each turn...

Yes, I have the log type. Teflon tape had not occured to me. Was going to use red Loc-Tite with the idea that maybe it would keep the stud from coming out next time, but now that I think about it, not sure how well that would work in a hole that is wet with anti-freeze. So, will use Teflon tape.

BIGBARNEYCARS, thanks for the warning and thanks for the gasket number. I suspected that there was a reason for not using stainless. What about on the two manifold-to-exhaust pipe nuts and bolts? If both the nut and bolt are stainless, is that okay, and is anything gained, or is it another bad...

Thank you for the fast responses. Big_John, great answer. I will quit worrying about it. tallhair, thanks for concurring on not needing the heat control valve. Regarding magnum, log and perf, I have no idea what any of that means. I have the stock exhaust manifold. There is a great...

I got my passenger side exhaust manifold off. The manifold-to-exhaust pipe nut that was obstructed turned out to not be as obstructed as I thought it was. Using a 1/2" drive socket -- deep enough to clear the bolt threads, but not too deep -- and a 1/2" to 3/8" HF wobble adapter, and an...

You are right, the manual makes no mention of gaskets. I know re-surfacing, if needed, is the correct thing to do. But, I have a new set of exhaust manifold gaskets that came with the car, they say Chrysler 1963-80 V8 383-400-440 on the package, so if they take care of the leak, aren't they...

Thanks, but again, it can't be zipped off. It is inaccessible. I am pretty convinced by now that a muffler shop made it that way by poorly routing the pipe, and putting a bend too close to the bolt. The problem doesn't exist on the driver side.

Yes, good solution, I have dual exhausts and will give it a try. This problem only exists on the passenger side. I'm beginning to think that the problem is the result of muffler shop handiwork. If the left right side was pipe was bent like the left side pipe is, I wouldn't have this problem...

Thanks. One of the bolts is accessible, I can get a socket on it, but the other is obstructed by the pipe. There is no way to get an impact gun on it. It might be possible to get a cut-down deep socket and a wobble extension on it. I did a Forum search, and was kind of surprised to not find...

Does anyone have any words of wisdom regarding removing the exhaust pipe from the exhaust manifold? I need to replace my passenger side exhaust manifold gasket. Can I do it with the exhaust pipe still connected? Do you remove the 6 manifold-to-engine nuts, and then drop the whole...

I got a response back from Detroit Muscle already. That eBay ad I posted is their ad.