Brian,
You'll become friends with those 3 bolts just because you'll be spending
so much time with them. When I first put the headers on I learned that
the studs could no longer be used. My pit crew modified both an open end
and a box wrench, ala- grinding wheel, heat, vise, to allow more than a
quarter turn of the bolt. We took turns as the blood does drain from the
arm quickly. On the right side we loosened the motor mount and jacked
the motor up a few inches which gave us a little more room to scrape our
knuckles. Rich K. knows the drill.
Nick Tiberio
FuryUs63
Brian Safford wrote:
I haven't examined the coolant yet - but I've noticed when I empty my
catch can back into the radiator, the first bit of fluid that comes
out is dark and then the green stuff flows.
TTI sends bolts - at least that's what they sent me - I bought one of
the first header sets for the poly when they came out a few years ago.
I used the drain plug on the passenger side of the block to drain the
rest of the block.
Should I be using studs? Would that make getting them on and off
easier? There are 3 that are pretty much impossible ...
Brian
On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 3:08 PM, Schuyler Wrobel <sky62@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrot=
e:
>
> did you see any oil in the coolant that you drained out?
> just trying to be optimistic here,
> I'm thinking maybe the header bolt or stud was leaking a
> little coolant and mixing with dirt and oil on the outside of the
> engine?
> in which case, just put some thread sealer on it and reinstall.
>
> all the lower exhaust bolts are actually studs (in stock form) that
> screw=
down into the
> water jackets. not sure what type of fasteners TTI gives you for the
> lowe=
r ones?
>
> plus you'll still have some coolant in the block so have a pan handy.
>
> Schuyler
> 62 Dodge Dart 440 wagon w/ Poly 318
> =A0<http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/ml-wrobel62.html>
> FYI - I Do the Decal designs for the Poly head 318 and more! email me
> wit=
h your needs -
> =A0<sky62@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
furyus63
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