I need a header bolt!
#11
well... i finally got a response from the parts store. they have 3 in stock that connect the manifold to the head for a whopping price of $3 a bolt. Buttt... i don't have to wait on it.. i can go get it (like 3 mins from where i am right now)...and can put it in 2nite... so it looks like i'm going to pay the $3.
I personally think it's re-******-diculous that they're $3 a bolt... but hey.. whatever.. just better be the right one!
I personally think it's re-******-diculous that they're $3 a bolt... but hey.. whatever.. just better be the right one!
#13
Originally Posted by 1BADC10
Hey... parts associates don't always know everything about anything. I went to a local dealership looking for 4L60E valve body gaskets. There's a warehouse that supplies them what they sell, and I bought the gaskets by themselves for < $20 a month or so before. The clueless associate kept trying to sell me this bulk overhaul kit for $146, and I kept telling him that GM offers it separate. This guy that's (apparently) been there for years kept telling me that their catalog only shows the overhaul kit, and that they don't offer what I'm talking about. I look at him, and say "I'll be right back". I drive around the corner to the warehouse office, and request what I'm looking for, pay for it, and drive back to the parts office. I bring the gasket only kit w/ a receipt, and tell the guy that's been there for "years" that the online catalog's outdated (after he'd been claiming they have the most updated revision). His jaw dropped, and he said, "I.... I guess I was wrong".
In any case, they may or may not have the manifold bolt in stock at one place, but have them check any GM dealer around your area. Someone's bound to have an exhaust manifold bolt. If not, I know I have a couple of them somewhere around here. At < $1 for postage, PT member can help out another member. The bolt is cheap.
In any case, they may or may not have the manifold bolt in stock at one place, but have them check any GM dealer around your area. Someone's bound to have an exhaust manifold bolt. If not, I know I have a couple of them somewhere around here. At < $1 for postage, PT member can help out another member. The bolt is cheap.

#14
well.. i went ahead and bought 2... got home, let the truck cool... put it on.. and success! it's fixed! Took it for a spin and finally enjoyed my new exhaust! 
thanks for the help everyone!

thanks for the help everyone!
#15
Originally Posted by white1
Do WHA????? If I recall, you still owe me a few of those bolts. I stole 2 of them off Brads truck, so they are mine too 

In any case, get your **** over to my house with your stepdad's cherry picker, and get that paperweight of a 4.3L V6 off my property.
Else, I'll part that bastard, and shove what I can in EBR Parish's nice, BIG garbage can to go to the curb on Mondays & Thursdays. I'm cleaning up REAL soon, and salvagable parts are going up on eBay.
I need cash.... and lots of it!
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