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Old 03-23-2005, 07:10 PM
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Originally Posted by SHUSTANG
so its not something that you can take in and theyll fix on recall.
Nope. A TSB is just something that Ford issues to help the techs with problems that are either common or hard to find. Also if they come up with any new ideas on how to repair something they issue a TSB.
They have just come out recently with a new TSB about the exhaust studs. They have changed them up to stainless steel now.
I've replaced lots of these studs for ticking problems that usually go away once the engine warms up.
ealopez you don't have to machine anything. Just replace the studs and gaskets between the head and manifold. Usually the broken studs come out quite easily. Most of the time they leave some of the stud sticking out of the head and you can get Vice Grips or whatever on that.