do I need the washers on my exhaust studs?

[JShadzi at aol.com]

As I mentined earlier, its important to have _some_ kind of washer underneath the nut to keep the large expansions from loosening the nut, the manifold should expand underneath the washer, not the nut.  If you like to have your exh. manifold nuts constantly loosening, then leave the washers off, if not, then use the washer accordingly.

HTH,
Javad


>No, just make sure that the shoulder is large enough to cover the hole in
>the manifold and has enough contact area. Compare it to a washer and if it
>is the same or larger diameter it's OK.
>
>Regards,
>
>Tim
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>Subject: do I need the washers on my exhaust studs?
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>
>I was wondering if I need to use those thick washers underneath the
>(newer)shouldered type exhaust manifold nuts.
>
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