Figured he’d chime in here.
He may, but he's usually pretty busy. I've found he's usually good about responding to *** though.
Figured he’d chime in here.
There is no obvious hex, they appear threaded all the way down. Even have different sized nuts, someone has definitely been in there replacing things. I can run the nuts down on the wye until it won’t budgeThe pedestal holes are 3/8 from factory. The exhaust manifold studs have to come out if they have a hex, it wont let the elbow seat, and the slip, as much as I hate to take them apart, may need some soaking with penetrant to allow things to align.
No wasn’t saying he did anything wrong, just that he would be the one to have a solid tip for the install. You could try installing the y after the turbo, but personally I have better luck using the weight of the turbo to pull itself onto the slip joint, maybe some light lubricant to help it slip into place? I’ve got several oem pedestal castings and they all measure well below 3/8” from the factory, so good yours is already modified it makes is significantly easier to install.Nice tip on the bolt holes, didn’t think about that. I haven’t messaged him, I doubt it’s something he did wrong. Figured he’d chime in here.
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You should be fine with these then. I forgot that it's a 1983. Some of the early manifolds didn't use the hex studs. They work ok for a turbo, but I HATE trying to remove them!There is no obvious hex, they appear threaded all the way down.
Man, I wish I would have thought of this one years ago. It sure would have made some of the installs much easier.Yes, sorry if that wasn’t clear. The pedestal bolts holes where it connects to the intake manifold.
You should be fine with these then. I forgot that it's a 1983. Some of the early manifolds didn't use the hex studs. They work ok for a turbo, but I HATE trying to remove them!
Man, I wish I would have thought of this one years ago. It sure would have made some of the installs much easier.
After clocking the exhaust housing correctly it practically fell together. Thanks for all the replies guys
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I didn’t notice that was the issue until I tried Wes’s way with the oil drain bolted on before install. Couldn’t get everything lined up so I pulled the wye off and I still couldn’t get the the drain in the grommet. Then I knew something was wrong lol.See! That's how it goes. Now you are qualified to help anyone who's going through the same