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Quote: Tom Bowman (quoted from post at 12:23:29 11/14/23) One more thing: I can check the torque specs, tightening sequence, etc., in the Shop Manual, if you haven't already installed the manifold.
Well people who've done this are probably laughing at me now..... .you can't torque the nuts..... .
6 of 8 of the manifold nuts you can't get a socket on. You not only need to disconnect the carb to remove the manifold, impossible to get at the bottom nuts with carb in the way, need to use a box end. Same for the top ones except for those need to remove the gas tank, glad it was nearly empty. Box end only, not room for an open end.
Two "Hillbillys" on the gas tank mounting bolts (5/16") . One was a 5/16" battery terminal bolt , had the square head, another was 1/4" and had an additional 1/4" washer/nut to hold it. The bolt mounting holes are threaded 5/16"
I'm replacing all the nuts as they were probably on there since I was a child. ~1/8-1/4 turn at a time, with the box end almost until they came all the way off.
So no way to torque the nuts. I have both a 52 and 73 updated versions of the Fergy shop manual. No info in those for tightening sequence, nor the IT manual.
Now the best part, not only was gasket shot, but a few holes in the manifold, #1 and #3 exhaust. Looking for a new manifold.....one picture shows the hole in #3 ex.
And one of the manifold nuts fell down the ex pipe..... ....
This post was edited by Mad Farmer on 11/14/2023 at 02:59 pm.
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