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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 03:27 PM
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so today i went to install my long tube header so i took off the heat shield and intake bracket and noticed that one of the heads were missing on one of the bolts. shold i just not worry about it and install the new header and just be missing a bolt or should i spray some good penetrating oil and break it loose with vice grips. but then i gotta go buy new bolts for the header and where would i get them?
 
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 06:13 PM
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Default RE: head broke off bolt on exhaust manifold

is it in the middle of the head? how much of the bolt is hanging out
 
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 02:19 AM
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Default RE: head broke off bolt on exhaust manifold

Just remove the bolt and go buy a new one from the parts store.

you dont want todevelop any leaks.
 
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 01:41 PM
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yeh better to do it right now, than later...
 
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Old Mar 14, 2008 | 03:35 PM
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the parts stores dont kno what bolts they are they told me to bring one in to match one up with some they have
 
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Old Mar 14, 2008 | 08:52 PM
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Default RE: head broke off bolt on exhaust manifold

make sure you get the nuts with the metric threads thats exactly what i had to do i got them from the hardware store. also i had 4 bolts that were broken and surprisingly they were easy to get out with just the vice grips and no penertrating oil was needed
 
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