I would like to fix the exhaust leak on cyl#1 at the manifold. The bolts are rusty and corroded as usual (why didn't they use stainless?). If anyone has replaced the exhaust manifold gasket I would appreciate your advice. I was thinking I could get a dremel with a wire brush attachment and clean up those threads to start with, then apply penitrant periodically. I have the manifold with the accordion relief section in case you were wondering.

Cam belt:
I've posted on this before however got no response. Has anyone found a way to equated deflection of the cam belt to the reading the 500.00 tension tool makes? It seems silly that you can't simply reference a couple points in the path of the belt to measure deflection. I want to do my belt myself but don't have access to that tool, and using my judgement on the tightness would drive my concious crazy.

Thanks

 

This is an off hand thought. won't help you a lot right now. how about having it done proffesionaly. then picking the longest stretch of belt.. say some where in the middle of that run.. stretch the belt one way. make a scribe mark on the surface at the outermost point.. Place a scribe mark say 1/4" top and bottom of that point. sort of triangulate the position. then stretch it all the way back the opposite way.. scribe the surface. in the same manner..as above. just a thought..

 

billyjones: That would work, I just found out about the 9201 tool club, i'll be renting the tool from them. While i've got it I'll see what other ways we can use to determine belt tension.