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Topic: longtubes exhaust leak
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colbysvt
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Just installed longtubes on my 96 cobra after two days its leaking from passenger side cylinder head. Is there any way to get a wrench in there and tighten the first two bolts any tips or tricks?
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Posts: 253 | From: modesto/tracy | Registered: Jul 2011
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rollin5ive0
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have they backed themselves out already? have u tried to see if you can snug them down a litte, how did you get a wrench on them in the first place, or were they not installed by you? ive never installed lt's on a cobra, but i know that any 50 ive ever put em on i always give it a week +/- and go back through and retighten them 1 or two usually end up backin out a little ![[Confused]](confused.gif)
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Posts: 1830 | From: 707 vacaville ca | Registered: Aug 2008
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colbysvt
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You have to drop k member to install so you only have one shot at it but ob the passenger. Side im looking for any tips on how i could tighten first two bolts closest to front of car i thought those were the only ones you could get a wrench on
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96 cobra terminator swap in the works
97 taraus SHO daily driver
84 gt needs some resto
Nothing like that blower whine.........
Posts: 253 | From: modesto/tracy | Registered: Jul 2011
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1ST0KGT
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Unbolt the motor mounts and lift up the motor, make sure to unbolt your intake and you should be able to get to a majority of the passenger side bolts
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Posts: 1742 | From: San Jose (SOUTH BAY) | Registered: Jan 2011
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rollin5ive0
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pm sent ![[burnout]](graemlins/burnout.gif)
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Posts: 1830 | From: 707 vacaville ca | Registered: Aug 2008
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SIC9250
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Ah, young grasshopper's u will never learn...
[ June 18, 2012, 03:28 AM: Message edited by: SIC9250 ]
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blown95svt
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The right way, would be dropping the I member. You may be able to pull the engine mount off lift the engine up. I have some long ratcheting wrenched that have a swivel head that possibly would work. But by the time you get frustrated trying to tighten all of them, you could have already had the k member out.
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Posts: 1434 | From: roseville | Registered: Jan 2009
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89foxstang
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On those cobras always worth the money for those locking header bolts
Posts: 825 | From: Davis | Registered: Aug 2005
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Secnd2nun64
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Used the cheap paper gaskets that came with the headers?? I think everyone here has done it at some point.
Get some blue locktite, arp 5/16th head- header bolts and remflex gaskets.
Posts: 1460 | From: CA | Registered: Jun 2002
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SacStangDriver
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always use the metal header gaskets and put copper spray on both sides. i've never had an exhaust leak at the head doing it this wya.
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Posts: 1217 | From: sacramento | Registered: Mar 2008
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