- Tue Jan 08, 2013 4:59 am
#323497
Im in the process of fixing my ugly, improperly torqued, mix-matched exhaust studs/bolts, that is probably leaking.
As you can see there were 2 studs and the rest were bolts... I was able to remove the studs, and all the bolts. But there is one broken into the block( car came like this...) Im not sure if its a stud or a bolt (really hoping stud was broken in there). I was thinking about welding a nut onto it and try to remove it( I would have to buy a welder, also never welded before, would jb weld work?). What do you guys think? I was also thinking about putting some jbweld where those cut marks on the block are, or do you guys think those marks should not effect the seal?
Also what should I torque the nuts to with my new studs? I saw a bunch of posts online and they were all over the place (from 26ft/lb to 37ft/lb).
Arrgghhhh, fixing somebody's half assed job sucks... But I want my baby to be perfect. Also I was thinking about removing some of the carbon deposit on the exhust ports( not port matching or anything, just clean and light polish), is this ok?
Thanks ahead of time guys, any help is greatly appriciated!
As you can see there were 2 studs and the rest were bolts... I was able to remove the studs, and all the bolts. But there is one broken into the block( car came like this...) Im not sure if its a stud or a bolt (really hoping stud was broken in there). I was thinking about welding a nut onto it and try to remove it( I would have to buy a welder, also never welded before, would jb weld work?). What do you guys think? I was also thinking about putting some jbweld where those cut marks on the block are, or do you guys think those marks should not effect the seal?
Also what should I torque the nuts to with my new studs? I saw a bunch of posts online and they were all over the place (from 26ft/lb to 37ft/lb).
Arrgghhhh, fixing somebody's half assed job sucks... But I want my baby to be perfect. Also I was thinking about removing some of the carbon deposit on the exhust ports( not port matching or anything, just clean and light polish), is this ok?
Thanks ahead of time guys, any help is greatly appriciated!