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Subject: [Healeys] Fwd: Down pipes
From: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 09:20:42 -0700
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Begin forwarded message:

> From: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
> Date: October 17, 2019 at 8:21:17 AM PDT
> To: Fred Wescoe <fredwescoe@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re:  [Healeys] Down pipes
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> =EF=BB=BFI tried everything: new nuts, SS studs and torquing the snot out o=
f the nuts (snapping a stud in the process) and still they would work loose.=
  Finally gave up and double-nutted with mild steel nuts with high-temp anti=
-seize on the studs; they haven=E2=80=99t loosened since.
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>> On Oct 16, 2019, at 6:19 PM, Fred Wescoe <fredwescoe@gmail.com> wrote:
>>=20
>> =EF=BB=BF
>> Listers,
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>> Today, I had to tighten the 6 nuts on my exhaust down pipes.  This is the=
 second time in 2 years I have had to do this.  What is causing the nuts to w=
ork loose?  Each of the 6 studs from the exhaust manifolds has split lock wa=
shers and brass nuts on the down pipe flanges.  Each time time I have tighte=
ned the nuts, I tighten them until the nuts squeak.
>>=20
>> What am I doing wrong and does anyone else have this issue?  What do I ne=
ed to do to fix this?  The car is a 66 BJ8 with stock manifolds and down pip=
es.
>>=20
>> Thanks for any advice, I'm stumped,
>>=20
>> Fred
>> 66 BJ8
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><br><br>Begin forwarde=
d message:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr"><b>From:<=
/b> Bob Spidell &lt;bspidell@comcast.net&gt;<br><b>Date:</b> October 17, 201=
9 at 8:21:17 AM PDT<br><b>To:</b> Fred Wescoe &lt;fredwescoe@gmail.com&gt;<b=
r><b>Subject:</b> <b>Re:&nbsp; [Healeys] Down pipes</b><br><br></div></block=
quote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<span>I tried ever=
ything: new nuts, SS studs and torquing the snot out of the nuts (snapping a=
 stud in the process) and still they would work loose. &nbsp;Finally gave up=
 and double-nutted with mild steel nuts with high-temp anti-seize on the stu=
ds; they haven=E2=80=99t loosened since.</span><br><span></span><br><blockqu=
ote type=3D"cite"><span>On Oct 16, 2019, at 6:19 PM, Fred Wescoe &lt;fredwes=
coe@gmail.com&gt; wrote:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><s=
pan></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>=EF=BB=BF</span>=
<br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>Listers,</span><br></blockq=
uote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote typ=
e=3D"cite"><span>Today, I had to tighten the 6 nuts on my exhaust down pipes=
. &nbsp;This is the second time in 2 years I have had to do this. &nbsp;What=
 is causing the nuts to work loose? &nbsp;Each of the 6 studs from the exhau=
st manifolds has split lock washers and brass nuts on the down pipe flanges.=
 &nbsp;Each time time I have tightened the nuts, I tighten them until the nu=
ts squeak.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span></span><br=
></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>What am I doing wrong and does=
 anyone else have this issue? &nbsp;What do I need to do to fix this? &nbsp;=
The car is a 66 BJ8 with stock manifolds and down pipes.</span><br></blockqu=
ote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type=
=3D"cite"><span>Thanks for any advice, I'm stumped,</span><br></blockquote><=
blockquote type=3D"cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"c=
ite"><span>Fred</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>66 BJ=
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