<VV> Exhaust manifold studs

[TimogensTurbo at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/12/06 7:21:54 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
my65vair at hotmail.com writes:


> I'm replacing my mufflers and u-pipes on my '65 140, and I found it very 
> hard to remove the pipes, because the flanges on the u-pipes hung up on the 
> manifold studs. I got them off, but when I tried to install the new ones, 
> the holes on the flanges were not spaced wide enough to slide on. I made 
> sure and tried to re-intall the old u-pipes, but had the same problem. Why 
> don't they fit? Should I heat up the flanges to make them fit? Suggestions?
> 
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It's because they are for 110 hp and lees engines [ smaller manifolds!]

Elongate the holes in the flange...to the outer edge of the flange lip.

Matt Nall
Flagellum Dei