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dzwestwindsor · 07-15-2013, 10:56 AM

Hi thanks for the suggestions guys..

Just to clarify, 4 bolts are out, and 2 bolts have no more bolt head on them (because I cut them off with a Dremel since I gave up on trying to get something to catch on those rounded bolt heads). So technically at this point, without rust, the manifold should slide out. But it is dead stuck and not moving at all.

So in this case do I still torch around the bolts? Where's the rust, around the bolts or in between the manifold and cylinder head, that's keeping it from moving?

07-15-2013, 10:56 AM	#6
dzwestwindsor Registered User Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Princeton, NJ Posts: 40	Re: Exhaust manifold stuck to the head Hi thanks for the suggestions guys.. Just to clarify, 4 bolts are out, and 2 bolts have no more bolt head on them (because I cut them off with a Dremel since I gave up on trying to get something to catch on those rounded bolt heads). So technically at this point, without rust, the manifold should slide out. But it is dead stuck and not moving at all. So in this case do I still torch around the bolts? Where's the rust, around the bolts or in between the manifold and cylinder head, that's keeping it from moving?