

| Subject: | Re: Exhaust manifold to heads - Studs or Bolts? |
| From: | dylan friedman |
| Date: | Wed, 23 Feb 2005 06:41:56 -0800 |
I second that. 316 stainless bolts and brass nuts where needed. My stebro muffler and j pipe still look new. Hardware available at McMaster-Carr dylan --- Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM> wrote: > In a message dated 22/02/2005 9:38:10 PM Eastern > Standard Time, > LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > > There has been talk in the last few weeks about > replacing steel with SS studs in the heads. > (M8X30) I've been looking at the ETKA but > it's not clear. (illustrations 5-05 and 35-08) > > My engine has BOLTS holding the exhaust manifolds > to the heads. This is NOT the preferred method, > right? I will change them unless someone > knowledgeable says using bolts is preferred. > > > > Tabe, I use ONLY SS bolts on all my quality exhaust > installs. Have been for > over five years. No problems. The studs are a > PITA if you ever need to > change a gasket. > > Cheers, > > Frank Condelli > Almonte, Ontario, Canada > _BusFusion_ > (http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome.htm) a VW > Camper > camping event, Almonte, ON, June 09 ~ 12, 2005 > '87 Westy, '90 Carat & Lionel Trains > Member: _Vanagon List_ (http://www.vanagon.com/) , > _LiMBO_ > (http://www.bcn.net/~limbo/) , _IWCCC_ > (http://www.westfalia.qc.ca/) & _CCVWC_ > (http://www.ccvwc.ca/) > Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa > Valley > _STEBRO/Vanagon Stainless Steel Mufflers_ > (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro.htm) > _Frank Condelli & Associates_ > (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/busindex.html) > or http://frankcondelli.com > ===== Dylan Friedman insyncro@yahoo.com 91 Syncro Westy GL 91 Syncro L 91 GL 90 Carat 90 GL 89 Wolfsburg GL 87 Syncro GL __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - Sign up for Fantasy Baseball. http://baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/
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