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Originally Posted by pdxrealtor
Well... just looked at the truck.
1 bolt head gone on driver side, closest to firewall. That's it though. I really hope this is a vice grip situation as that's the tightest spot.
Would it be better to heat the motor up before attempting removal of the header bolts?
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You'll have better luck if you start soaking the bolts with a good penetrating (
) lubricant. When I had my mechanic do mine, he gave me a bottle of spray (triflo) and told me to give em a shot every day till the next time I brought it in (about a week). Aside from the two that were already broken, he managed to get the rest out without breaking them. As for the broken ones, he welded a nut onto what was left of the stud and backed them out.
In regards to your powder coating question, I'm not sure if anyone makes a powder coat that will withstand the temps you'll see on an exhaust manifold. Although, I'm not totally sure what kind of temps you'll see on the manifolds... You might be able to find some sort of a high temp paint, IE: I know guys that use grill paint on motor cycle pipes.