hey i have an exhaust leak straight from the exhaust manifold. i hate the back stud (closest to the cab) back out and fixed that than i noticed some others were loose.. i just wana know if somebody has a picture of their manifold cause i think im missing some studs? and what size are thry? ive use a m10 1.50 40mm and its worked fine? like 1.25 were too small for some reason.. thanks

 

Save yourself the trouble in the future and put a quality header on there.

When I first got my truck I would always spring leaks in my manifold especially where the 2 pipes would meet right before the catback.

One day I found a downey header on ebay, put it on, and I haven't had any issues since!

 

without worrying about a header... particularly in California where teh green police pick apart everything....

If there's a hole in the manifold, there's likely either a stud or a bolt through it. There are no holes left untouched. Just don't forget about the PAIR manifold, which I think has 4 bolts and 2 studs.... but I'm pulling from memory.

I'm going to be doing the exhaust manifold gasket on my 88 tomorrow so I'll grab some photos.

 

22re manifolds are prone to cracking around the back. They are also hard to get a good seal where they meet the head pipe.

 

haha man there are like 3 holes left open :x ima go to pick a part and get some studs instead of paying 60 bucks for some. and it seems to not be gettin a good seal at all so yay i get another problem to deal with lol. im just waitin on the money for headers and hope for the best.. thanks for the help tho

 

Well, didn't get to the manifold today. It is def happening tomorrow though- the wife is making me. Going to heading up to Oregon soon so I have to take care of these little problems.
Be prepared though- those missing studs may actually need bolts, depending on where they are, and / or may be broken studs and need extracted. (That's one of my issues- got one broke at the front of the engine and have to pull the manifold to extract it.)