well my header bolt on the head keeps coming loose on my car and making a nasty exhaust leak...its the last one on the passenger side and i cranked that sheet down hard and it was loose again by about 90 miles

i dont think i want to put lock tite on it cuz i dont want it to get stuck in the head...you guys got any ideas!?

 

locking header bolts? there a couple of different designs... one with a metal wire that holds it, one with a clip that goes over the head of the bolt, i wish we could still get the breslin locking header bolts, those are the best design with a set screw to lock them in place. i picked up some of the wire type locking header bolts from autozone for $8 bucks, spectre makes them. i never got around to putting the wires in tho, cause they have yet to come loose.

http://www.spectreperformance.com/

http://store.summitracing.com/partde...A&autoview=sku

 

You have a couple of choices

1) Stage 8 locking header bolts

2) Loc-tite (as you stated)

From the people I've spoken to about using loc-tite, the general concensus is that it's not a great idea because the product is not meant to withstand such high temperatures. But the couple of people who actually tried it told me they haven't had any problems. If the loc-tite does not work, then at least you tried.

 

Hey, Kansas boy. Several years ago I was told that the gasket makes all the difference. I'm unsure of how true that is, but I followed the advice and have never experienced any problems, using a Fel-Pro header gasket (Jeg's p/n 375-1404).

JamesC

 

Here ya go, here are your options other than loc-tite....

http://www.jegs.com/p/Percy%27s/981843/10002/-1/11673



http://www.jegs.com/p/Stage+8/749275/10002/-1/11673

 

Correct, Loctite loses its locking properties under heat. If they stayed tight, it wasn't the Loctite doing it.

 

Thanks for all the ideas guys, I'll definitely look into some of them!




Ya, Kansas boy here. I've actually seen your car at a car show in Salina. Damn nice looking car!

 

Thanks. I'm moving to Lawrence in the next month, but I hope to make the Salina show again. If you're there, please say hello.

JamesC

 

I have the Breslins's and no problems... little less to mess with than tabs and wire, just tools to remove if needed...

Raf

 

I'm using the ARP 12pt with safety wire. Not as cool as the breslin, but effective.