exhaust leak ??
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exhaust leak ?? the last header bolt fell out on the passenger side closest to the interior, and everything was still fine. then i sarted to hear leak there, so i placed another bolt there and there was no exhaust leak. a month later i started to hear a leak kind of in the same place, and it just kept getting worse and worse. now the thing is all of my header bolts are on tight. the exhaust leak is so bad, i'm embarassed to drive it. before i tear my whole entire exhaust off and put it back on, i figured i'd ask if anyone has had a similar problem.
Put a set of the oe-gm manifold gaskets on and it will be your last time. Torque everything and loctite the bolts. I did it on my car and a 96 lt1 I put in a s-10 8 years ago. 178k later I still have not touched the headers on the s-10.
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I used the Copper gaskets from Summit. Had a problem with header bolts backing out, but never blew the gasket. Also used them on the collectors, along with Stage 8 bolts. They won't back out, if you can get all the little clips on. I had a small problem with the passenger side, but was able to work things out.
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Originally Posted by 01WS6/tamu
Put a set of the oe-gm manifold gaskets on and it will be your last time. Torque everything and loctite the bolts. I did it on my car and a 96 lt1 I put in a s-10 8 years ago. 178k later I still have not touched the headers on the s-10.
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thanks, its definately not the collectors. i think you guys are right about the header gasket, but i got percy gaskets from summit, i didnt think those went bad. looks like its time to call summit, thanks for the replies.
