[junkyardjohn]

STAGE-8 BRAND HEADER BOLTS N LOCKS. THE BEST $30 YOU'LL EVER SPEND IF YOU RUN HEADERS. THEIR STAINLESS, HAVE AN ALLEN HEAD TYPE HOLE IN THE END OF THE HEAD,THE LOCK HAS A 12 POINT HOLE IN IT TO FIT OVER THE BOLT HEAD WHILE BUTTING UP AGAINST A HEADER TUBE, & THERES A GROOVE IN THE BOLT HEAD FOR A C-CLIP TO HOLD THE LOCK IN PLACE. I'VE HAD A SET ON MY BIG BLOCK TRUCK FOR THREE YEARS WITHOUT RETIGHTENING. I RUN THESE ON ALL MY TRUCKS WITH HEADERS, & WOULDN'T CONSIDER RUNNING HEADERS WITHOUT THEM.

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The problem is the gasket. The bolts are not coming loose, the gasket is compressing when the header and the head expand when they heat up.
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I LIKE TO RUN COPPER GASKETS & DON'T REALLY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE GASKETS COMPRESSING. TO EACH HIS OWN, BUT I DON'T HAVE ANY HEADER LEAKAGE PROBLEM AT ALL ANYMORE, & THATS THE ONLY BAD THING THAT I'VE EVER HAD TO SAY ABOUT HEADERS.


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