[Tigers] Exhaust Manifold Issues

[Carlo Bernardino]

I actually popped an aneurysm.

Some more specifics:
Aftermarket header - not sure what type.
Left hand drive car.
The bolts are 7/16" by 2. (The ones that are present).
Rob

On May 8, 2012, at 6:08 AM, Ross Hulse wrote:

> I think you meant he popped the bonnet.  The hood is the folding top. <he
> grins even bigger>
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tigers-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces at autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Marc James Small
> Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 1:09 AM
> To: Carlo Bernardino; tigers at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Tigers] Exhaust Manifold Issues
> 
> At 01:15 AM 5/8/2012, Carlo Bernardino wrote:
>> Dear Tiger Gurus,
>> I was enjoying the Monterey weather this weekend and chasing down
>> porsches when the engine started sounding rough. I short shifted home  >and
> popped the boot. Low and behold my exhaust manifold had ejected a  >number
> of bolts. So much for bolts being seized on the manifold.
>> Anyway, I suspect I need to replace the gasket and bolts. So some
>> questions for the gurus:
> 
> Lad, the 'boot' is the trunk.  You popped the hood if you were looking at
> the engine.  (A panoply of 1960's VW Bug jokes pop into my mind -- I only
> did around 100,000 miles in Alpines and other Rootes Group cars but I did
> about 600,000 miles in air-cooled VeeDubs, back in the day.)
> 
> If you popped the boot and saw the engine, well, it is time to check in for
> some medical assistance on your meds.  <he grins>
> 
> Marc
> 
> 
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