Exhaust manifold gasket change = headache, how?

[AP1995V6]

So... I can't get 2 bolts to thread all the way in. They just don't get hard to turn. They just stop. I've sprayed some solvent in the holes thinking there might be some anti-seize gunked up in the back, but that didn't fix the problem.

You guy think I should try running a tap through it?

 

[earleys94gt]

Maybe a dumb question, but are all the bolts the same size?

I have had it happen where a "kit" contained some wrong bolts.

A tap may solve the problem, just have to try somethings.

Best advice, just take your time.

 

[AP1995V6]

Yeah they're all the same length.

I really have no idea what's going on. I stuck a toothpick in the hole to see how deep it was and its deeper than the bolt is long. I'm just running out of threads.

 

[earleys94gt]

How did you remove the bolts before, maybe you stripped out the hole a little?

 

[AP1995V6]

The bolts weren't on there tight at all. I was able to break em lose and unthread them with my finger. This is a really baffling situation.

 

[earleys94gt]

This is a really baffling situation.

Yes it is.

I would say at this point try and tap the hole and see where that gets you.