INSTALLED SUMMIT BRAND/PACE SETTER HEADERS, Y=PIPE ISSUE
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INSTALLED SUMMIT BRAND/PACE SETTER HEADERS, Y=PIPE ISSUE
DOING A REBUILD WITH MY SON ON A 92 F150 4X4 5,0L, INSTALLED SHORTY HEADERS WHEN WE HAD THE MOTOR OUT. CANT SEEM TO GET THE Y- PIPE TO SEAL. WE TRIED THE ORIGINAL Y-PIPE AND BOUGHT A REPLACEMENT. ANYBODY GOT ANY TRICKS TO MAKE THIS WORK.
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Perhaps the Summit headers were not correctly manufactured?
My other suggestion is when installing the y-pipe do not try to torque down one side, then the other. Meaning slowly tighten both sides so any mis-alignment will work itself out. Snug the nuts down on one side by hand, then go to the other. Repeat until you have reached the torque specification.
My other suggestion is when installing the y-pipe do not try to torque down one side, then the other. Meaning slowly tighten both sides so any mis-alignment will work itself out. Snug the nuts down on one side by hand, then go to the other. Repeat until you have reached the torque specification.
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I did that, but looking more closely at the headers they appear to be slightly slotted where they bolt to the head. I may have to loosen the headers and let them self align to the y-pipe.
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That might work.
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