Exhaust Leak

After driving it around for a week or so, an exhaust leak became apparent on the R side. I quickly eliminated the Y-pipe, 2ndry air crossov… Owner With the Right wheelwell gone, it's easy to inspect the frame ground, just inboard of the spring tower on top of the frame rail. The batter… Owner Looking rearward, the cowl drain can be inspected. This & the one on the driver's side often hold rotting leaves which can rust the body &… Owner This is why I pulled the wheelwell; with it in-place, none of this is visible, and it's difficult to reach. The connector in the foreground… Owner I wasn't able to get any penetrating oil on the tops of the flange studs before removing the wheelwell, but it'll be easy now. Surprisingly… Owner This is what I spotted with the mirror & flashlight. These black streaks are only formed by exhaust leaks. The reason it occurred is that J… Owner Note that the crappy exhaust manifold gasket didn't even touch half the lip of the manifold, which is why it blew out here. [url=https://ww… Owner Most of the gasket material is gone, leaving only the rusty steel core. This is why gaskets should not be added - Ford designed the manifol… Owner This shows the true extent of the problem caused by the gaskets. Notice the #4 port to the Left - it also has soot spots appearing on the h… Owner To extract the broken bolt, I used a Snap-On A80A stud remover/installer. Afterward, I chased all the threads with a rethreading kit & thre… Owner Because both the manifold & the head were still relatively true & UN-rusted, I used the same sealant as the factory - chassis grease in a t… Owner Because both the manifold & the head were still relatively true & UN-rusted, I used the same sealant as the factory - chassis grease in a t… Owner After letting it warm up slowly at idle & most of the oil had burned off, I raised it to ~2KRPM for a few minutes, which got the manifolds… Owner