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Hi Royce: The Air Injection Galley (that air tube manifold with the threaded fittings mounted to the outside of the exhaust manifold) holds the actual (separate) Air Injection tubes in place (inside the Exhaust manifold). The tubes themselves stick out into the exhaust gas stream from there into the cylinder head. They are held in place by the fact that they are flared at their top end, and cannot "fall through" the diameter of the hole they rest in. The bottom end of the fitting that you see threaded into the Exhaust Manifold is tapered (male taper if you will) to match the taper(female taper) of the Air Injection tubes to make a gas tight seal. It is female threads in the cast manifold, and male threads on the fitting of the Air Injection Galley. The tubes themselves have no threads at all, only a flare at the top. Hope I haven't confused the issue with my description. Regarding your mention of the type of material for a plug being important, I agree; however since almost all of the BSP fittings I've seen are found in the Plumbing section of Hardware stores and are made of cast iron (just like the Exhaust Manifold) I don't believe it will be difficult to find fittings of appropriate material once the size is determined.

obviously you haven't bothered to check the site mention in the first post of this thread!

Smokey: If you'll re-read my post and it's heading, you will notice that I said THESE COPS; I did not disparage ALL COPS. Regarding the "originality" of my statement.....that TRUISM hasn't survived all of these years for no reason......it is TRUE of the WORST members of the police forces. And most of us have encountered EXAMPLES of this kind of police. THESE A$$HOLES (New Rome, OHIO; and NE Oklahoma ones refered to by carguyinok) deserve the jabs (and more!) and SHOULD be only allowed to have one bullet on their person, and it should be tucked into a shirt pocket! Just like Barney Fife. (there, are you happy now? ) They are NOT "Police" in the sense that most of us think of Police, they are merely TAX COLLECTORS. Why else would you need 11 members of the force for a town of 60 people, or 80+ cruisers for a town of 10,000 in OK? Think about it! On the odd chance that any of these "tax collectors" are members of this club, I still say SCREW EM! Carl (The un-PC one) Neuter the Tax Collectors! PS: With a user name like "Smokey" one could suspect that you are a State Trooper. My strong opinions on this are not directed at you (or any other police), unless you are one of these tax collecting fools! In which case you get what you deserve! Taxation under color of police authority is UNETHICAL, and should be ILLEGAL, not ENCOURAGED!

Mick: From the Main Page (Home page) in upper right corner area called OPTIONS, select "User CP" (USER CONTROL PANEL), from the USER CONTROL PANEL page, select EDIT OPTIONS from the tabs near the top of the page. Scroll to bottom of the EDIT OPTIONS page. At lower right , click on the button that says "CHANGE AVATAR". You'll be taken to a page where you can select from many Avatars that are available or, at the bottom of that page you can choose to upload a custom Avatar created by yourself, on your own computer or import an Avatar from another website. "Custom Avatars" are limited to 150 by 150 pixels, or 500000 bytes. When you have chosen your Avatar (or uploaded one, or entered the URL of the site to import one from) click on the "SUBMIT MODIFICATIONS" button and you're done! So there you go! Have fun! So, you are an Engineer, huh? Tell me, What kind of TRAIN do you drive?! Carl

Hi There Royce: How are you doing? I've removed the Air Injection tubes from two manifolds in recent times. While it would not be fair to say that I had no problems doing so, I have not damaged either manifold while doing so. A good dose of Sili-Kroil penetrant http://www.kanolaboratories.com/ (I soaked cotton balls with it and left them resting on top of each fitting overnight)and a Flare-nut wrench (14mm AIR) was all that was needed for about half of the tubes. The other 6 tubes required the help of a propane torch to heat things up a bit. Take care!

I've seen it posted on the IZCC list, but don't remember the exact size, however it was said to be a British Standard Pipe (BSP)thread. If anyone knows exactly what we need for this, please post for all of us! Thanks Carl

Actually very "close" friends. (heavy sarcasm implied) The kind of friends that sneak up behind you when you are picking up a pencil and "slip" you a present where the sun don't shine. Civil Servants my A$$ (Ouch!) carguyinok, maybe your town needs another donut shop to keep more of these foolio's occupied for most of their shift?

THANK YOU, MIKE!! You take care of us so well! Carl back to "Senior Member" status (until someone else chooses it!) Long Live Individuality!

Member "ron carter" has a moniker of "Datsun Saves" that isn't on Mikey's list either? What's up what that? I want my individuality back! Carl

A similar reason was given to the people of the Soviet Union for the oppression of millions. "Trust us, We know what is best for you". Same thing can be said about allowing posts before being approved by a moderator (which hasn't been deemed necessary yet). Blah! Not buying that one!! We're all big boys, except for the big girls! Carl (still a Senior Member in my mind!)

Mikey: Thanks for clearing up the mystery. What is the chance of enabling that option you mentioned where we can choose our own moniker. Not to complain, but I always prefer to to "stand out" from the masses, rather than to be lumped in with the "staus quo". There's something about individuality, & freedom of expression that I love. Please let us know. Thank you. Carl

Mudge: Long Download times w/ a 56k modem, but nice videos. Thanks for posting them! PS I like the fact that you refered to the track as SEARS POINT with Infinion as a after-thought. I will always think of it as SEARS POINT. I know that SMI (or who-ever) has done a lot of improvements to the facility, but the corporate greed at caused the name change SUCKS!

In addition to the hydraulic cylinders you might want to examine the clutch pedal arm, where the master cylinder attaches. The hole where the clevis pin connects the pedal to the master cylinder will (over time) get ovalled to the point where a significant amount of pedal motion is taken up just getting the pedal to actually (HA HA) actuate the master cylinder. That was a problem on Bambikiller and I ended up getting my pedal rebushed with a hardened insert so the hole in the pedal arm will stay it's correct 8mm diameter. That made a world of difference and my clutch now works just like it should. It's easy to check, just "duck" under the dash and operate the pedal by hand while observing the clevis pin. If the hole in the pedal arm is ovalled you'll see that the pedal moves a lot before engaging the master cylinder. If not, you've eliminated one possible cause in a quick two minute check. FWIW, Carl

How close to the brake lines are the headers? If they are really close, I guess I'd have to agree that re-routing them may be required.

1. My tire was thumping. I thought it was flat. When I looked at the tire. I noticed your cat. Sorry! 2. So your daughter's a hooker, and it spoiled your day. Look at the bright side, it's really good pay. 3. You had your bladder removed and you're on the mend. Here's a bouquet of flowers, and a box of Depends. 4. Happy Vasectomy! Hope you feel zippy! Cause when I had mine I got real snippy. 5. Heard your wife left you. How upset you must be. But don't fret about it, She moved in with me 6. Looking back over the years that we've been together, I can't help but wonder: What the HELL was I thinking? 7. Congratulations on your wedding day! Too bad no one likes your wife. 8. I must admit, you brought Religion into my life. I never believed in Hell until I met you. 9. As the days go by, I think of how lucky I am that you're not here to ruin it for me. 10. As you grow older, Mom, I think of all the gifts you've given me. Like the need for therapy... 11. Congratulations on your promotion. Before you go, would you like to take this knife out of my back? You'll probably need it again. 12. When we were together, you always said you'd die for me. Now that we've broken up, I think it's time you kept your promise. 13. You are such a good friend that if we were on a sinking ship and there was only one life jacket... I'd miss you heaps and think of you often. 14. Your friends and I wanted to do something special for your birthday-so we're having you put to sleep. 15. Happy Birthday, Uncle Dad!! (available only in Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, Tasmania and New Zealand)

Insulate the lines from the heat, and/or "Jet Hot Coat" the headers?

I'm not offended in anyway, I was just poking more fun at you as well. Also, not trying to offend you either. In my circle of friends, a person wiith your flowery literary style would be classified as a "Bullshit artist". Depending on the circumstances, that could be high praise, or ..............well you get the idea. I was just pulling your leg. You can have it back now

Or a Lawyer!

Yeah! How can you go wrong with PINK FLOYD and LED ZEPPLIN! IMHO, virtually "the best" music of any rock era.

Well, since you brought it up, I'll ask this question. You do you know what makes the best "fertilizer"; don't you? I KNEW you did!

What do they charge for this service? Do they do it for Japanese engines or just American made engines?

Were you ever listed as a Senior Member? I've been listed as such since 2001 and at that time I had less that 100 posts, so I doubt it has anything to do with # of posts.

I, myself don't know. But it MAY relate to how long you have been registered on the site. I've been registered here for almost 3 years. Or maybe he knows that I'm 50 and considers me a Senior Citizen? Anyway, I'm content with the designation, but I've wondered what it takes for you guys to be "Professional Z Car Nutz".

Aw, Come on guys. The Simpson's are FUNNY! You really don't like them? Sheesh, I thought you guys were "normal"!

Hi Keith: Wild arse Guess....Have you examined the back of the fusebox to see if there is any sign of heat damage there at the fuse connectors? I've heard that this is a weak point in the electrical system and can raise havoc with components. I'll be following your progress, as I need all the help I can get with electrical stuff. I "SAVE" a lot of information from member experiences to help me later. Best of Luck! Carl