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1930-Pickup · 02-12-2018, 01:29 PM

If you need a solution to exhaust manifold nuts backing off, you could use interference-fit brass nuts. This was a fairly common item and solution in years gone by. They would have cost a few cents more, so that's probably why Henry didn't use them

02-12-2018, 01:29 PM	#11
1930-Pickup Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: southern California Posts: 725	Re: Why no lock-washers? If you need a solution to exhaust manifold nuts backing off, you could use interference-fit brass nuts. This was a fairly common item and solution in years gone by. They would have cost a few cents more, so that's probably why Henry didn't use them __________________ *"That's my wild unsubstantiated guess, and I'm sticking to it regardless of the facts!"*