[Shotimes] Re: help-suggestions for removing manifold studs

[Paul Nimz]

I could not get mine out and paid a shop to take them out.  You need more heat
than MAPP will give you.

Paul


On 11/1/2005 11:18:46 AM, Ian Fisher (dataflash@yahoo.com) wrote:
> I had a pair of 1990 manifolds cermaic coated by
> Jet-Hot. They look great but I
> should've removed the 3
> studs that were present before shipping them off.
> Thankfully one was missing already.
>
> How can I remove the other 3? Mapp gas, PB Blaster and
> vice grips haven't
> done anything.
> I'm wondering if the
> ceramic coating is preventing the Mapp gas from having
> any effect at all. (coating is good to 1300 degrees
> and Mapp is 700 something?)
>
> By the way, I'm
> replacing them with
> Josh's SS studs.
> The one that I threaded in looks nice and should
> remove easily if it ever breaks. I highly recommend
> them to anyone building a motor.
>
> If all else fails I can run them down to the machine
> shop. I just hate driving 20 minutes for something to
> small.
>
> Ian
>
>
>
>
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