2.9V6 Exhaust manifold gaskets - anything to beware of?

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I have one 'puffing' a bit - anything to watch our for? any particular type or brand recommended?

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yeh - looking forward to that - warm, cold, hot or not. I'll try cold ish and perhaps a bit warm if thats no good!

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hmm - i have a straight set and no cigarettes for 4 months. i am am sure i will get them out, even if it involves a nuke

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i have to say that i found B&H a bit like wd40 for my brain. without it i frequently seize up and let go in an uncontrolled manner, bent spanners or not

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This is the 2nd time I have had 'weird bolt head size syndrome'

Brake callipers ended up using 23 / 32 or something odd and today the exhaust manifold bolts have a range of sizes.

I do not understand this .......... so what is a bit like 1/4AF, smaller than 13mm, but a bit smaller and not 12mm and nearly 7/16AF.

If you see what i mean!

Nothing in my box!

Joy.

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i get the suspicion - but i also fear that there are such marked differences that some were 'howlfords nasties'

by the magic of many spanner sockets and banana spanners (as above) we now have;