Re: [MBZ] Exhaust Manifold
no cat. PnP had a 77 slc I was hoping to rob manifold, but it is wrong type. Mine is one piece, no flex pipes, and has the end nuts on long bolts instead of the close in bolts all along. I think the ends use the copper nuts. I could cut those off, but I fear the rest of it is so old that all that holds it on is oxidized iron on the rest of the bolts clay On Aug 10, 2013, at 5:09 PM, Peter Frederick wrote: Does it have cats? Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Exhaust Manifold
I looked extra hard and it looks like steel nuts on the studs. The center spots are close in bolts. I could kroil the crap out of everything. clay On Aug 10, 2013, at 7:19 PM, OK Don wrote: It's the '74 SL (???) - should not have CATs. Check to see that one of the studs is not already broken. My '78 had a broken stud when I got it - it was a pain to remove/replace. If it has the original type copper nuts, it's just a job in a tight place, nothing special. If the studs break from trying to remove rusted on steel nuts, it can be a real challenge. I making the assumption that the '74 has studs with nuts, not bolts holding the exhaust manifold on - might not though. On Sat, Aug 10, 2013 at 7:09 PM, Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.netwrote: Does it have cats? Peter -- OK Don They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin 1775 in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes. - Benjamin Franklin 1789 2013 F150, 19 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 45 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Exhaust Manifold
Frosch has developed a loud leak on #6 and #8. PPI showed one of them, but it was tiny and until now not noticeable. Now it just roars. What is estimated book time to swap out the gaskets to get the thing to quiet down? I am on the fence over doing it myself, or having my indy do it. I have had terrible results swinging my own wrench, in that the older bolts tend to shear off or some other horrid outcome prevails. Then I have to have the car towed to indy anyway. Maybe I cut the nuts and run a thread former on the bolt. If I do it my own self, what should my shopping list look like? I could not figure out what all I needed from the CD or clymer manual. Would I do both sides, or can I get by with only the noisy side? I am not interested in letting K'leb have it for $500 clay 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately well tailored chap 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green 1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran 1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Exhaust Manifold
Remind me, what model and year? Typically a royal pain to get to, but never had a problem with the nuts being frozen or anything. I replaced the left exhaust manifold on the 72 280SE 4.5 and other than the VERY tight quarters, it's not a bad job. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Exhaust Manifold
1974 M117 450SL How long would it take a reasonably skilled person to attempt? I would prefer it not be open for overly long. On Aug 10, 2013, at 1:26 PM, Peter Frederick wrote: Remind me, what model and year? Typically a royal pain to get to, but never had a problem with the nuts being frozen or anything. I replaced the left exhaust manifold on the 72 280SE 4.5 and other than the VERY tight quarters, it's not a bad job. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Exhaust Manifold
Does it have cats? Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Exhaust Manifold
It's the '74 SL (???) - should not have CATs. Check to see that one of the studs is not already broken. My '78 had a broken stud when I got it - it was a pain to remove/replace. If it has the original type copper nuts, it's just a job in a tight place, nothing special. If the studs break from trying to remove rusted on steel nuts, it can be a real challenge. I making the assumption that the '74 has studs with nuts, not bolts holding the exhaust manifold on - might not though. On Sat, Aug 10, 2013 at 7:09 PM, Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.netwrote: Does it have cats? Peter -- OK Don They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin 1775 in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes. - Benjamin Franklin 1789 2013 F150, 19 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 45 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Exhaust Manifold
If there are no cats, it's not a bad job. Tight space, but with the exhaust off it's just fiddly. Check for a cracked manifold too -- the left side is known for fractures. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
