Blown manifold gaskest ,, argh

[mick]

hi , people just got back from the west of Scotland , after waking everyone up on the way back due to exhaust , so add new 1 fitted only find it was the manifold gaskets that have gone aswell , so stripped of new exhaust down to manifold , got 6 of the nuts off with ease , but can,t get anything to fit the remaining 2 .. they are in perfect view in the centre of the mainfold , but nothing i've got will sit square on them , can't get a ring on them cause of the water pipe running along the back engine block , so aving no manual on this , don't know if it needs to be removed , , just wondering if anyones had the same problem ..or is their a special tool to remove them !!!! thanx Mick . oh yeah Talbot express 2lt petrol , 1990 autoquest 270 .

 

[Deleted member 3802]

it'd help a lot mick if you told us what motor you've got

 

[888dee]

what you need are WONDER TOOLS!!

I've got a set of these and they are fantastic, previously the last line of defence was my angle grinder, haven't ground a bolt or nut since, very cool

 

[jimmnlizz]

hi , people just got back from the west of Scotland , after waking everyone up on the way back due to exhaust , so add new 1 fitted only find it was the manifold gaskets that have gone aswell , so stripped of new exhaust down to manifold , got 6 of the nuts off with ease , but can,t get anything to fit the remaining 2 .. they are in perfect view in the centre of the mainfold , but nothing i've got will sit square on them , can't get a ring on them cause of the water pipe running along the back engine block , so aving no manual on this , don't know if it needs to be removed , , just wondering if anyones had the same problem ..or is their a special tool to remove them !!!! thanx Mick . oh yeah Talbot express 2lt petrol , 1990 autoquest 270 .

Hi Mick,
we have a Fiat Ducato, 1992, with same petrol engine. My son and I had to change her (see avatar) head gasket last April. I used a DEEP socket, 3/8in drive, as these have a thinner wall section than 1/2in drive or any other spanner. Worked for us!

JIM!! ​

 

[mick]

Hi Mick,
we have a Fiat Ducato, 1992, with same petrol engine. My son and I had to change her (see avatar) head gasket last April. I used a DEEP socket, 3/8in drive, as these have a thinner wall section than 1/2in drive or any other spanner. Worked for us!

JIM!! ​

have to get one of those all my sockets are 1/2" ,, thanx Jim ,

 

[jimmnlizz]

Mick, I forgot to say that you should be looking for a hexagonal socket as they are thinner than the bi-hex ones. The only way to go even thinner wall is to go for 1/4in drive, if it is a small size nut. Sometimes you have no alternative but to use a 1/2in drive!

JIM!! ​