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#11

Interior / Re: Retrosound Redondo radio

Last post by armor64 - Today at 06:57:40 AM

not yet, i was hoping the one i ordered came with one but no luck, so i left it "stock" for now, but plan to get one when i can find it cheap enough in canada. every shipper from the states wants 30$ for a 15$ lens of plastic.

#12

Electric, Gauges, & Lights / Re: Neutral Safety Switch:

Last post by Captain D - Yesterday at 11:06:31 PM

Yep, went for a good run & checked it while it was still hot, in neutral, & on level ground. 

Thanks again to all!

#13

Off Topic Discussion / Re: The most recognizable movi...

Last post by Kern Dog - Yesterday at 10:54:40 PM

The song "Moving in stereo" by the Cars....
I was playing Fast Times at Ridgemont High and my brother in law was passing through the hallway. When he heard the song, he screeched to a halt because THAT was when Phoebe Cates popped open her red bikini top with the water spraying in the background...

#14

Engine, Transmission, Rearend, & Exhaust / Re: Snapped Off Intake Manifol...

Last post by Kern Dog - Yesterday at 10:21:07 PM

Wow, I never torque the intake that tight. Thanks for the clarification.

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Engine, Transmission, Rearend, & Exhaust / Re: Snapped Off Intake Manifol...

Last post by HeavyFuel - Yesterday at 09:39:07 PM

I probably knew about reduced torque for lubricated bolts before my brain got lethargic.

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Engine, Transmission, Rearend, & Exhaust / Re: Snapped Off Intake Manifol...

Last post by HeavyFuel - Yesterday at 09:07:18 PM

I got super lucky.

Thanks anyway for the quick reply, Kern.

#17

Engine, Transmission, Rearend, & Exhaust / Re: Snapped Off Intake Manifol...

Last post by HeavyFuel - Yesterday at 09:03:33 PM

Per FSM

#18

Engine, Transmission, Rearend, & Exhaust / Re: Snapped Off Intake Manifol...

Last post by Kern Dog - Yesterday at 07:36:16 PM

First, what made you think that 50 lbs was the right torque setting? That is a 3/8" shank with coarse threads.
The number I get for an iron intake is 40 lbs.
Secondly, you can weld a nut to it and back it out.



Now, this is with a bolt in the frame rail but it was flush with the rail. I just filled the hole in the middle of the nut with weld and backed it out.

 

#19

Engine, Transmission, Rearend, & Exhaust / Snapped Off Intake Manifold Bo...

Last post by HeavyFuel - Yesterday at 06:54:47 PM

Last time I bolted down the intake manifold, No pipe dope was used, so oil weeped up past the bolt.

So today, I attempted to remove and replace the bolts one at a time, adding the dope to each.

Maybe I screwed up and didn't take into account the now lubricated bolts, cause one snapped off before it would take 50 lbs of torque.

Has this ever happened to you guys (probably), and whats my best course of action to remove the bolt?

It is broken off just barely above the surface of the cylinder head.  My math says there is probably about 1/4 inch of bolt sticking through the other side of the head.

#20

Interior / Re: Retrosound Redondo radio

Last post by Dino - Yesterday at 04:55:26 PM

Sweet! Someone else told me it's s function as well so I ordered it. Do you have the overlays?