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Was looking at my turbo this weekend to see how difficult it is to replace the gasket between it and the manifold. Seems as if my truck may have had a cracked manifold at one time because I found this
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At least it's a good quality replacement. However, the bolt holding the center portion of the manifold does not look like the original replacement socket-head type. This looks like a cheap ol' machine bolt in there. Could be a stripped and re-tapped head or simply the fact that the original had fallen out. Just a little observation here... I don't think it's anything to sweat over..
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Nice find.
Boy you really know how to rain on someguys parade
At least it's a good quality replacement. However, the bolt holding the center portion of the manifold does not look like the original replacement socket-head type. This looks like a cheap ol' machine bolt in there. Could be a stripped and re-tapped head or simply the fact that the original had fallen out. Just a little observation here... I don't think it's anything to sweat over..
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