April 6, 200421 yr I stripped out another exhaust bolt hole but this time when I went to drill out the old threads, I think I drilled a little too far. Is it still ok? I looked inside and all I can see is remnents of muddy water. No oil or antifreeze came out and no sign of carbon deposits. Thanks
April 7, 200421 yr Shove an air hose up in there and press the button. If air comes flying out somewhere else, then I guess you're screwed.
April 7, 200421 yr Author well....the air goes SOMEwere don't know where, though. Also, I kan't seem to get the pipes to seal up correctly either. I got one side basicly sealed, but the other I think is leaking around that particular bolt hole. Bummer. Guess that's what I get for taking out the cat, right? That was a project too. Ended up reconstructing the piping from the heads to the connection by the tranny due to the fact that the inner pipes were cracked. Oh twell....sounds better w/out it.
April 7, 200421 yr I'm pretty sure the holes are blind. I think you hit a water jacket. Try it with the head underwater. *Watches from under umbrella* The head is still on the engine? Nevermind the underwater thing.
April 7, 200421 yr Author Didn't see any antifreeze come out and it was dry inside that chamber. hummm how do I put the head underwater when it's still on the block and in the engine compartment?
April 7, 200421 yr Nevermind the water thing. At first, I thought the head was off the car. My next guess is that it's in the exhaust port. In which case, I wouldn't worry about it.
April 7, 200421 yr hummm how do I put the head underwater when it's still on the block and in the engine compartment? Just do what the rest of us do... (I believe that is SubaruJunkie's wagon)
April 7, 200421 yr hey nut, same exact thing happened to me,first off did u try doubling up on the gaskets?(worked for me) then i plugged the bad hole with liquid steel (u can use what u prefer) and rotated the flange on the downpipe 180 degrees to match the other 2 holes and it works perfect:brow: just make sure when u weld the flange to take a straight edge of some sort and make sure it has the same angle as ur other downpipe....oh yeah and p.s when i cut my flange off i just used a little bit bigger pipe to make a union with,made it a little easier to weld 1 side then rotate it to get it exact. gluck
April 7, 200421 yr Author Originally Posted by hatch4x4: Just do what the rest of us do... ^ ha ha! Anyways, I did double gasket it and it appears I've quieted down the exhaust noise. Sounds DEFINITLY meaner without that cat! THanks guys! Doesn't look like I will hafta plug the hole. The Bolt seems to seal it pretty good and it appears that I just ran into an air cavity. Thanks anyways! Now, operation move muff back a little. It's hitting a bolt and making a rattleing sound. Guess I'll hafta cut the pipe just behind the muffler and shorten it a bit and reattatch. BUT that will hatfa wait.:-\
April 7, 200421 yr Just do what the rest of us do...) Yo hatch! Awesome shot! You should think about a career in photography.
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