Posted by Zorba on August 28, 2007, 5:28 pm, in reply to "Re: Exhaust Manifold does not fit !!"
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G'day Neil I've not had this problem with the rangies but have had it with the Mini's I used to work on in my younger days - sometimes extractors were just a tad out. What I did was start with the hole on the extractor that doesn't line up completely. With the manifold out from the head as far as the length of the bolt, start the bolt till it is in the head by at least a couple of turns and then progessively put in the other bolts but again, only to a couple of turns. This should see you with all the bolts started. Then gradually do them up a couple of turns at a time. Hope I've made it clear enough for you. Worked for me with your problem. hth's --Previous Message-- Hi Zorba Thats the strange thing - nothing !! The cylinder heads were cleaned, pressure tested and refaced (but not the inlet or exhaust faces) and the exhaust manifolds were happily left in the engine bay attached to the exhaust downpipe. regards Neil --Previous Message-- G'day Neil What's new - the exhaust manifold or the cylinder head? --Previous Message-- Hi All I have just done a top end overhaul on my 89 3.5L RR due to the tin cylinder head gasket failing and letting coolant into the rear cylinder. However, when I have gone to put the exhaust manifolds back on, one of the bolt holes does not seem to line up with the cylinder head anymore - it is almost half the width of the bolt off. This means that I can only put 7 of the 8 bolts back in. Has anyone ever had this problem before and if so, is there an easy solution that does not involve elongating the bolt hole in te exhaust manifold. Thanks Neil