<VV> Studly reply - Manifold issue

[Tony Underwood]

At 10:30 hours 06/09/2005, David McMillan wrote:
>Actually the brass nuts have a tendency to fall off.
>:-O
>
>Just from the simple fact that the brass nuts and
>stainless bolts DON'T rust and don't gall.
>
>You need to double them up to prevent slippage due to
>engine vibration...and even then I check them
>periodically to make sure they're still secure.


If you use the "deep" nuts you can cinch them up pretty tight and they 
won't come off.


>I've lost some nuts in the past...


Myself, I never lost any of my nuts.


Actually, the steel ones were there forever, and the brass ones I've 
replaced the steel with have stood up pretty well, still hanging in there.


tony..