Removing crossover pipe

NickySantoro wrote:
> On Sat, 29 Apr 2006 12:08:28 -0400, NickySantoro
> > wrote:
>
> >I have to remove the two bolts.....
>
>
> Thanks for the responses. I wire brushed the exposed threads, soaked
> them with PB Blaster, then worked them back and forth a bit. Soaked
> them again and let it sit overnight. Wire brushed again, soaked again,
> worked back and forth until loose then removed. I think it was the
> overnight soak that did the trick.
> Again, many thanks for the responses.
> NS

Bet you'll use anti-seize when you put it back together! Brass nuts
help prevent future issues as well, and if worse comes to worse you can
burn them off with a torch.

nate

NickySantoro wrote:
> On 30 Apr 2006 14:11:16 -0700, "N8N" > wrote:
>
>
>>NickySantoro wrote:
>>
>>>On Sat, 29 Apr 2006 12:08:28 -0400, NickySantoro
> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I have to remove the two bolts.....
>>>
>>>
>>>Thanks for the responses. I wire brushed the exposed threads, soaked
>>>them with PB Blaster, then worked them back and forth a bit. Soaked
>>>them again and let it sit overnight. Wire brushed again, soaked again,
>>>worked back and forth until loose then removed. I think it was the
>>>overnight soak that did the trick.
>>>Again, many thanks for the responses.
>>>NS
>>
>>Bet you'll use anti-seize when you put it back together! Brass nuts
>>help prevent future issues as well, and if worse comes to worse you can
>>burn them off with a torch.
>>
>>nate
>
>
> You bet I used anti-seize. Cleaned up the threads with the wire wheel
> on the bench grinder, too. No place for nuts on this one as the
> manifold itself is threaded.

ah, I see...

I probably would have done one of two things... either replaced the
bolts with studs, and used the brass nuts, or else taken the bolts to my
local boat store and bought some similar sized bolts in stainless. But
then again, we're not talking about one of my project cars here...

On the 50-ish year old cars I work on, a bolt like that would have been
so "necked" down from corrosion I would have had to replace it anyway,
so the stainless idea isn't as frivolous as it sounds. Besides, it's a
sheer joy to work on a car that's already been taken apart by someone
like me; the bolts practically leap out of their holes as soon as they
see a wrench.

nate

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