Exhaust manifold nut Epilog

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Model T Ford Forum: Forum 2013: Exhaust manifold nut Epilog
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ivan Warrington on Saturday, September 28, 2013 - 11:19 am:

Done. Finally got it all put back together and running. Did not know that replacing tail pipe and muffler could be such a pain. The manifold threads were a major problem. Thanks to Bob Bergstadt the threads cleaned up nicely. Bob sent me a new nut for the manifold that fits much better than the one that came with the pipe. Bob's nut seems to be heavier and closer tolerence than the others.
A little copper anti seize and it threaded right on. A few turns with the "Peterson Magic Wrench" and it tightened right up. Ran the engine for a few minutes and tightened about quarter turn. Job done, whew. Did I mention that I had to remove manifold?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By George Clipner-Los Angeles on Saturday, September 28, 2013 - 05:58 pm:

Great, some good ideas here helped. Um, what a Peterson wrench ?? Not fam. with that one.
George n L.A.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ivan Warrington on Saturday, September 28, 2013 - 06:06 pm:

The wrench made by Royce Peterson's Grandfather. Even has his name on it. No, it doesn't have a water pump.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By George Clipner-Los Angeles on Saturday, September 28, 2013 - 06:18 pm:

Haven't seed a pic. anywhere. How does it compare too the packnut wrench the dealers sell. I got one of those and happy that I did. Geo. n L.A.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Royce in Dallas TX on Saturday, September 28, 2013 - 07:12 pm:

I imagine my grandfather layed a Stevens or other factory made wrench on a piece of half inch steel plate and then traced it. He would not have had any power tools in 1932 except perhaps a drill press and maybe a belt driven grinding stone.

This is him in the white shirt in front of his shop "The Auto Inn" around 1919.




Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By George Clipner-Los Angeles on Sunday, September 29, 2013 - 02:01 am:

Ahah Royce. Thanks for the info. Geo.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ivan Warrington on Sunday, September 29, 2013 - 08:54 am:

It really is a work of art. When you pick it up you can feel the love in it. I don't know if it is the shape or what, it just feels good and solid. Today's tools feel like they wand to tear your hand off.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Larry Smith on Sunday, September 29, 2013 - 12:05 pm:

I bought one of Bobs new nuts, and it looks nice, although I had to file the flats to get a Ford pack nut wrench to fit!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ivan Warrington on Sunday, September 29, 2013 - 05:01 pm:

Odd, the nut I got from Macs and original were the same dimension.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Larry Smith on Sunday, September 29, 2013 - 10:21 pm:

Those pack nuts are one of the few Ford parts I've seen, with no script.


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