ORIGINAL: cmoulder
How tightly did the bolts hold?
Matt, as far as I can tell they don't
appear to have backed out at all. However, I did not even touch them with a hex driver to test, nor do I want to disturb them in any way at this point. Just want to see how long and how well they hold up in their current state.
Same situation with the coupler. Leaked extremely little around the ES pipe — maybe 2 drops for the day, judging from the very minimal 'streamers' — which is totally acceptable to me, and none at all on the header end of the coupler.
Bob,
I added the Ultra Copper to the bolt threads. In glow stuff, that approach held exceptionally well without Nordlock washers under the heads.....easy to remove without heat.
In gasoline, I have the Nordlocks in place and permatex on the threads. We'll see how it holds. I cleaned all thereads very well with solvent to insure a better bite
Teflon coupler is much firmer than the turbo hose and I have always gotten "streamers" as you say. No big deal just annoying. Taking a look at the teflon coupler, there appeared to be some degradation inside. BUT taking a brush and some solvent to the inside of the tube, what appeared like degradation was nothing more than oil residue. It came right off. I used the same piece (still like new) and installed it with spring clamps this time. We'll see if that holds any better to a leak free result
One more thing....the carb tends to spit a considerable amount of fuel as evidenced by the blue discoloration on the foam carb insert I use in mine.