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mark.adams

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A Huge Thank You
« on: 06 February 2008, 15:03:13 »
To each and every one of you on here.
I just replaced my exhaust manifold gaskets and studs and now have a whisper quiet car. Something i would never have attempted without the assistance of the talented members of this forum.
I owe you all a debt of extreme magnitude.
Thank You... :)
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Re: A Huge Thank You
« Reply #1 on: 06 February 2008, 15:10:09 »
Good man. It's not a bad job on the 2.2 :y
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Re: A Huge Thank You
« Reply #2 on: 06 February 2008, 15:14:08 »
Nice one ... so what is the next project now you are on a roll ...  ?

:) :)
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Re: A Huge Thank You
« Reply #3 on: 06 February 2008, 16:02:11 »
Good job..

Did you use a new manifold or a nice seasoned one or was the old one ok and just needed the face flattening?
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Re: A Huge Thank You
« Reply #4 on: 06 February 2008, 16:09:22 »
The old one was okay, i cleaned up the face.
The studs that i thought were snapped were just plain missing.
I got new studs and nuts, new gaskets and away it went.
Next project will be to get the heater matrix hoses off and flush the matrix out.
I must say, since sorting out the manifold it idles smoothly now too.
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Re: A Huge Thank You
« Reply #5 on: 06 February 2008, 16:11:08 »
A job well done :y

I keep putting mine off ::)
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Re: A Huge Thank You
« Reply #6 on: 06 February 2008, 16:22:05 »
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The old one was okay, i cleaned up the face.
The studs that i thought were snapped were just plain missing.
I got new studs and nuts, new gaskets and away it went.
Next project will be to get the heater matrix hoses off and flush the matrix out.
I must say, since sorting out the manifold it idles smoothly now too.

Thats good, I personaly prefer to use a seasoned manifold as generaly they have warped about as much as they are ever going to already.

I flatten them off with a belt sander.
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Re: A Huge Thank You
« Reply #7 on: 06 February 2008, 16:22:37 »
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A job well done :y

I keep putting mine off ::)

Yours is on a V6, much less trouble to do as there is no worry about snapped studs!
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« Reply #8 on: 06 February 2008, 20:46:24 »
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A job well done :y

I keep putting mine off ::)

Yours is on a V6, much less trouble to do as there is no worry about snapped studs!
dont v6 studs snap then?
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« Reply #9 on: 06 February 2008, 21:22:51 »
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A job well done :y

I keep putting mine off ::)

Yours is on a V6, much less trouble to do as there is no worry about snapped studs!
dont v6 studs snap then?

97 onwards, generaly no.

They only tend to snap on the 4 pots because the manifold warping puts them under a lot of stress.
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« Reply #10 on: 06 February 2008, 21:23:45 »
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A job well done :y

I keep putting mine off ::)

Yours is on a V6, much less trouble to do as there is no worry about snapped studs!
dont v6 studs snap then?

97 onwards, generaly no.

They only tend to snap on the 4 pots because the manifold warping puts them under a lot of stress.
Thanks for explanation :y
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