I think the twin-pipe is the exhaust of interest. I have the stock US spec MK IV manifold and single pipe with three studs, and that joint has never given me the least bit of trouble as long as I can remember.
Doug >Admittedly, Ed didn't specify what car he was referring to, but I'll assume it >was the Herald as per his .sig line. > >Seems to me that a lock washer ought to work as well as anything in most such >applications (although perhaps NOT on the UK-spec twin-pipe manifold, where >apparently nothing works!), seeing as that is what was originally called for. >I'd be leery of the all-metal self-locking nuts, as some of them tend to be >pretty brutal on whatever bolt or stud they're used on. > >--Andy Mace *** http://www.team.net/the-local *** Your messages not reaching the list? Check out http://www.team.net/posting.html *** unsubscribe/change address requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or try *** http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool *** http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo *** Archives at http://www.team.net/archive *** Edit your replies!
