[91_351_Bronco]

IS THIS REALLY NOT A GOOD IDEA...ANY TRICKS TO KEEP THOSE BOLTS IN PLACE...i'M JUST AFFRAID THEY WON'T COME BACK OFF:shrug

 

[jermil01]

Get some locking header bolts, I'm not quite sure who makes them but you can probably find them through summit.

 

[jermil01]

Go here...click

 

[Blown]

I found copper gaskets that came with lock washers and I bought longer header bolts. I just reinstalled them and hope they hold better.

 

[TTBlows]

I don't see Loctite doing you a bit of good. Even the manufacturer specifies to use heat to get Red Loctite to release. It'll never stand up to the 1000+ degree temps of your exhaust system

 

[84brownbronco]

dont use loc tite. get locking bolts and put anti-seize on them.

 

[91_351_Bronco]

THE CONCENSUS SEEMS TO BE LOCKING HEADER BOLTS THANKS

FOR THE HELP GUYS:beer ...ONE MORE QUESTION IF I'M JUST

CHANGING THE GASKETS DO I HAVE TO UNBOLT THE HEADER

FROM THE COLLECTOR OR CAN I JUST PLOP IN THE NEW GASKET

AND TIGHTEN EVERYTHING BACK UP.:shrug

 

[SMOOTH]

What you do (if your header gasket is like every other header gasket I have ever seen) is take out the middle bolts and loosen the two outside bolts. The location for the outside bolts on the gasket isn't holes, it's a slot, so you can slide the gasket into place and those two bolts hold it in place so you can get the other bolts on.

 

[blueoval78]

i have stage 8 locking header bolts for sale, new