Exhaust stud repair., WTF???????? Options

[BiG bOgGs]

This weekend I am doing a replacement of the push rod tube seals, my first valve adjustment, a repair of the pulled exhaust stud on the driver side, and a permanent plugging of the air injection holes with a couple bolts and a little JB weld.

This morning I put the teener up on some ramps and crawled under her to remove the exhaust from the heads so that I could re-tap the one loose stud and replace the gaskets with a set I got from the good Dr. in Atlanta. When I got under there, I saw two allen bolts in place of the nuts and studs I was expecting. And when I unscrewed them from the head I pulled out the timecerts that they were inserted with. plus, there was no copper gasket. Here is what I have now.





I will now have to cut the bolts in order to get them off of the exhaust, and as you can see in the one pic, they had to split the sides of the exhaust just to fit the bigger bolts. I was able to tap the head with a M12X1.5 tap, so I believe I will be able to put some threaded inserts in there along with some new studs, and the one stud I was doing this whole procedure for in the first place looks like it will be able to be re-tapped for the 8/9 studs I have on hand, but I might have to go to a 8/10.

At least it is a beautiful sunny day here in SW FL.

Any suggestions as to things I might consider as I get ready to put this bit of Porsche happiness back together?

Jim

[Cap'n Krusty]

Look carefully. There's more than a good chance they unscrewed (and took some aluminum with them) because the bosses are cracked. I realize you want to save money, and that's understandable, but you're ignoring reality and the advice of people who KNOW, not some blowhards who parrot what they've read in some "enthusiast" magazine or on the web. I've given you the bad news, and I'm done here. The Cap'n

[BiG bOgGs]

Look carefully. There's more than a good chance they unscrewed (and took some aluminum with them) because the bosses are cracked. I realize you want to save money, and that's understandable, but you're ignoring reality and the advice of people who KNOW, not some blowhards who parrot what they've read in some "enthusiast" magazine or on the web. I've given you the bad news, and I'm done here. The Cap'n

Not ignoring your advice, just telling you the reality of my situation. NO, and I mean NO, aluminum on the threads of the timeserts that came out. And while there may be a good chance they are cracked, I see no evidence of any cracking. The exhaust leak I was experiencing was not from this side of my head, it is just that this side had been messed with before. I am not ignoring reality. I may not have your years of experience, but I am also not a total effing fool either! Get off your high horse. I am not ignoring advice I am looking for it so that I can apply what I receive to the situation I have in my driveway and I don't need you to tell me the reality of what you have not seen. In past discussions on this board I have often given more weight to your posts because of the number of other knowledgeable people on here who also value your opinions. You have given me what you believe to be the worst of what my situation might be and I am watching out for that, but right now your post just mostly chaps my ass!