Red locktite on aluminum? Hope you don't hate yourself later on.After burning up a few gaskets, I went with studs and nuts with Mr Gasket copper gaskets on my aluminum heads with red locktiie on the studs into the heads.
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Red locktite on aluminum? Hope you don't hate yourself later on.After burning up a few gaskets, I went with studs and nuts with Mr Gasket copper gaskets on my aluminum heads with red locktiie on the studs into the heads.
Nope, plus I bottomed them out in the holes. If I have to get them out, I figured I'd have to drill them and heli-coil, ha haRed locktite on aluminum? Hope you don't hate yourself later on.
Hmm,some how I missed that you used studs. Harley EVO's and twin cams use exhaust studs and yeah,they work. Rarely do you see header pipes loose on those.Nope, plus I bottomed them out in the holes. If I have to get them out, I figured I'd have to drill them and heli-coil, ha ha
In the mean time - no leaks or loosening bolts Drastic circumstances call for measures. YMMV
Yep, flanged and deep thread count. 9/16" hex head. Stage 8 ones are good too but, expensive.Special flanged nuts?
Yeah, some of them we had to use an open end wrench, others we got with this dude.You were able to get 9/16" hex nuts with the flange and the wrench in there too? I've got a special 7/16" box end wrench that I thinned the OD of the box end to get in under header tubes that curl around over the bolt heads and sometimes it can be tight in there