IIRC they're half studs and nuts and half bolts - if they were all studs you
wouldn't be able to get the manifolds off!  ;)

On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 11:59 AM, Rocket J Squirrel <
camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:

>  How many nuts are there? I had to remove one to pull the left lower tin.
> The rear end was held by a bolt. I did not see what the other two on the
> left side were -- nuts or bolts. Similar arrangement on the R side?
>
>
> On Thu, 2011-06-09 at 10:58 -0700, Jake de Villiers wrote:
>
> Just the exhaust nuts Mike, to prevent heat-cycle bonding with the steel
> studs.
>
>  On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 10:01 AM, Rocket J Squirrel <
> camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>  Well, okay -- going around the engine and replacing the bolts and nuts
> (my engine has some of each) with brass sounds like a fun-filled weekend
> project, considering how tucked away some of those fasteners are.
>
> I only had to remove two exhaust fasteners to get the tin down. My previous
> car was a 71 bay window and those studs are famous for snapping off. I was
> white-knuckling the removal of these two fasteners, I can tell ya.
>
> Are the 1.9's fasteners more robust?
>
>
>
> On Thu, 2011-06-09 at 09:19 -0700, Jake de Villiers wrote:
>
> As mentioned by John , those should be brass nuts and if you want you can
> use some hi-temp copper anti-seize on them.
>
> On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 7:33 AM, Rocket J Squirrel <
> camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Thu, 2011-06-09 at 07:27 -0700, Zeitgeist wrote:
>
> > I obsessively use anti-seize on nearly all external fasteners,
>
>
>
> But what kind anti-seize to use on the exhaust port fasteners? That's m'
> question.
>
> -- RJS
>
>
>
>
> --
> Jake
>
> 1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX - 'The Grey Van'
> 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Subie - 'Dixie'
>
> Crescent Beach, BC
>
> www.thebassspa.com
> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
>
>
>
>
> --
> Jake
>
> 1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX - 'The Grey Van'
> 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Subie - 'Dixie'
>
> Crescent Beach, BC
>
> www.thebassspa.com
> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
>
>

--
Jake

1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX - 'The Grey Van'
1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Subie - 'Dixie'

Crescent Beach, BC

www.thebassspa.com
www.crescentbeachguitar.com
http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27