TravisT
04-30-2011, 08:43 AM
Hi, I was wondering how you guys would tackle this situation.
When I bought my 89 Accord the engine shook the car a lot. I found the torque bar bushings were shot and replacing those helped out a lot. Then I started losing exhaust manifold nuts & lock washers. When I replaced the first one the bolt sheared off without a whole lot of torque on it. (This has been a common theme. :burn: ) So I get the stud/bolt that screws into the block. Replace it successfully, but I find another bolt turns freely and pull it out of the block to see the threads have come out with the bolt and made a nice cylinder in the head with no threads. Now all but 3 exhaust manifold bolts have come out. Luckily the corners are holding...
I'm pretty poor right now and this is my commuter and only car. I don't drive it much or far when I do. I guess my options are to re-tap the block or drill out the holes more and put healy coils in? I doubt i can afford what a mechanic would charge me and I usually do the work on my cars anyway.
So what would you do? Thanks!
When I bought my 89 Accord the engine shook the car a lot. I found the torque bar bushings were shot and replacing those helped out a lot. Then I started losing exhaust manifold nuts & lock washers. When I replaced the first one the bolt sheared off without a whole lot of torque on it. (This has been a common theme. :burn: ) So I get the stud/bolt that screws into the block. Replace it successfully, but I find another bolt turns freely and pull it out of the block to see the threads have come out with the bolt and made a nice cylinder in the head with no threads. Now all but 3 exhaust manifold bolts have come out. Luckily the corners are holding...
I'm pretty poor right now and this is my commuter and only car. I don't drive it much or far when I do. I guess my options are to re-tap the block or drill out the holes more and put healy coils in? I doubt i can afford what a mechanic would charge me and I usually do the work on my cars anyway.
So what would you do? Thanks!