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scrw

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New headers, not removed the old one in 16 years....
« on: March 26, 2015, 07:34:25 PM »
How lucky do I feel? Stock headers have been there since built in 99, I am going with new bolts, but how many will break?  :lol_hitting:
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Re: New headers, not removed the old one in 16 years....
« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2015, 08:19:44 PM »
It'll be shit, no doubt.

When I did my '98 TJ, I covered the manifold bolts in penetrating oil for 3 or 4 nights before I did the job.

Didn't break any bolts.

Access is really shit, especially to the ones underneath, which you can barely see. There's not enough room to get a breaker bar to them, so I found I was best off locking two spanners together and doing it that way.

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Re: New headers, not removed the old one in 16 years....
« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2015, 08:34:05 PM »
91 YJ...... Just put lots of penetrating fluid the day before......then windy gun and off they came.

Best of luck.... :icon_super:
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Re: New headers, not removed the old one in 16 years....
« Reply #3 on: March 26, 2015, 08:36:41 PM »
How'd you get a windy gun to the ones underneath?
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Re: New headers, not removed the old one in 16 years....
« Reply #4 on: March 26, 2015, 08:58:56 PM »
Cheated....l.took the front wing off :icon_biggrin:
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Re: New headers, not removed the old one in 16 years....
« Reply #5 on: March 26, 2015, 09:28:26 PM »
If you run the engine first they will be hot and should come out easier :icon_winkle:
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Re: New headers, not removed the old one in 16 years....
« Reply #6 on: March 26, 2015, 10:47:00 PM »
 :iagree:
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Re: New headers, not removed the old one in 16 years....
« Reply #7 on: March 26, 2015, 11:01:30 PM »
Done a couple of xj's before, they were easy enough, wj's must have more room  :lol_hitting:
Will order my bits from lightys tomorrow & soak the bolts over the weekend
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Re: New headers, not removed the old one in 16 years....
« Reply #8 on: March 26, 2015, 11:21:06 PM »
none.
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Re: New headers, not removed the old one in 16 years....
« Reply #9 on: March 27, 2015, 02:13:33 PM »
My originals came out of the XJ fine last year with no prep.  8-)
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Re: New headers, not removed the old one in 16 years....
« Reply #10 on: March 28, 2015, 08:58:32 PM »
they will be fine
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