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Soaking header bolts w/ PB Blaster. HOW?

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Old 03-25-2009, 09:58 AM
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Default Soaking header bolts w/ PB Blaster. HOW?

I was trying to soak the bolts yesterday w/ some pb blaster, in anticipation of my LT install (not for a month or so), but hey.


However, I was only able to get 2 or 3 bolts. Can't even see the others or reach them, nor can the can fit in.
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Spray them from the bottom. Much easier that way. Wear goggles!!! AND close your mouth! Learn from my mistakes.

Yes... I'm an idiot.
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Originally Posted by BlackLT1Z
Spray them from the bottom. Much easier that way. Wear goggles!!! AND close your mouth! Learn from my mistakes.

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can't think of why you would have your mouth open though...
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Originally Posted by BlackLT1Z
Spray them from the bottom. Much easier that way. Wear goggles!!! AND close your mouth! Learn from my mistakes.

Yes... I'm an idiot.
+1. Use generous amounts.
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lol. That''s what I was thinking. I'll go ahead and do that today.

Thanks
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Use a WD-40 straw to get into the tight spaces, and spray from the bottom too.
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Originally Posted by BlackLT1Z
Spray them from the bottom. Much easier that way. Wear goggles!!! AND close your mouth! Learn from my mistakes.

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I once ended up with purple power degreaser in the mounth. I would rather drink a double shot of PB before doing that again. Holy **** that hurt and my lips inflated to the size of Angelina Jolie's.
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OR the octo-mom's lips. LOL

I remember reading about that, when you posted on some thread.
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Originally Posted by wrd1972
I once ended up with purple power degreaser in the mounth. I would rather drink a double shot of PB before doing that again. Holy **** that hurt and my lips inflated to the size of Angelina Jolie's.
Bet it's nothing compared to a full blast of brake cleaner in the eyes.
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Originally Posted by ss.slp.ls1
Bet it's nothing compared to a full blast of brake cleaner in the eyes.
I once broke an exacto knife blade and it went straight in the eyeball. That was nothing next to the purple power.
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Originally Posted by wrd1972
I once broke an exacto knife blade and it went straight in the eyeball. That was nothing next to the purple power.
I could've went w/o ever reading that :S I've sliced my fingers deeeep numerous times with the razor blade I've stopped going to get stitches (after the first time heh) after dressing it all myself and having it not scar up compared to the nice big scar from where I had stitches! My most recent one has a small scar I see showing up, but still no where near as bad. The trick I found, wrap it up nice after it happens, bandage it up good for about a day w/o taking it off so theres at least SOME healing to have happened. Then re-bandage it with some good antibiotic ointment. But the key is to splint it and don't move it! Keeps you from moving it just a bit and then ending up tearing whatever healing your body has done to it

Anyways that was so off topic, sorry I hurt my hands a lot

So blasting bolts, I concur with the straw method. Hell, if you have ANY kind of hose (like vacuum hose, but smaller) that will work to make a butt-joint for TWO straws, all the better You could always soak ABOVE the manifold too and let it seep down between the head, gasket and manifold and then it'll work its way in the threads too. Dunno what it is about PB and WD40, but it manages to soak right into the smallest places Just pool it a bit and watch it go away heh
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Originally Posted by Formula350
You could always soak ABOVE the manifold too and let it seep down between the head, gasket and manifold and then it'll work its way in the threads too. Dunno what it is about PB and WD40, but it manages to soak right into the smallest places Just pool it a bit and watch it go away heh
**** it, that's what I'm going to do. I thought about it, but I was gun shy.



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