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Old Jan 27, 2001 | 10:29 AM
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One of my header screws decided to go on vacation !

Yep! It's just outta there ! The second from firewall on the passanger side. It's a bitch to get at it too. Try to screw another screw in there and it wouldnt go for some reason. Now I gotta live with the annoying leak. Are those Stage 8 locking screws really that much better ?!

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Old Jan 27, 2001 | 02:47 PM
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Are you sure it didn't break off in the head? Or are you using the correct size bolt? Yes stage 8 are better, and how much more do they really cost 10 more bucks tops for header bolts.
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Old Jan 28, 2001 | 03:03 PM
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My bird eats those damn things, I know I went through 6 atleast. What helped me the most was I am now using grade 8 SS allenhead bolts. This helped considerably. But when I took the headers off this past week they were starting to get loose again.
John

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