[Healeys] purpose of brass nuts

[I Erbs]

The steel will seize under high heat conditions, plus you run a greater
risk of snapping studs after they seize. Brass will not fuse to studs

Ira Erbs
IT Educator and Consultant
Portland, OR.

Sent from my mobile phone. What you get may not be what I typed.
On Feb 1, 2014 8:28 AM, <goldengt at cal.net> wrote:

> Yesterday, I saw three hairline cracks in my intake manifold at the
> flanges. The last time I had the manifold off, I decided that the factory
> brass nuts were sort of tall and giving a little extra grief during header
> installation gyrations so I used plain steel nuts. Does someone know the
> purpose of the brass? Corrosion resistance is all I can think of.
> I am having the cracks welded.
> Thanks,
> Ken Freese
> 65 BJ9
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