Mike Graham Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 Was just working on my exhaust system. I can't get the stud that holds the two manifolds together installed. The two holes in the respective manifolds are not aligning. I've enlarged the hole in the exhaust manifold a bit to increase clearance but it is still not close to fitting. Both fit well against the head, I don't think that torquing the manifolds on to the block will align them as the surfaces are pretty much flush now. How critical are those two studs? Do I really need them? Any one else run into this problem? Any ideas or suggestions? Cheers, Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlueTR3A-5EKT Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 I left them out of my TR3 in 1975 and the car goes just fine today. I guess they are there to enable a 'hot spot' between the exhaust and inlet, and perhaps to ease assy on the production track. Cheers Peter W Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Graham Posted March 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 Thanks for the input Peter. Just bugs me that the holes don't align. Cheers, Mike I left them out of my TR3 in 1975 and the car goes just fine today. I guess they are there to enable a 'hot spot' between the exhaust and inlet, and perhaps to ease assy on the production track. Cheers Peter W Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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