The passenger's side header bolt closest to the fire wall keeps on loosening off the head. All of the other bolts stay tight. I have SLP 1 3/4" Headers. Should I use some Loctite? I know that a lock washer won't fit cause of the header pipe. What should I do?

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1988 GTA 5.7L Auto
355 ci. block, SLP Cold Air Intake w/ K&N, fully modified MAF Sensor, TPIS 52mm Throttle Body w/Air Foil, Throttle Body Bypass Hose, Fully Ported and Polished Plenum, Nikel-plated Ported SLP Siamesed Runners, Ported TPIS Big Mouth Intake Manifold, stock heads w/ 1.52 Comp Cams Self-aligning Roller Rockers, TPIS ZZ-9 Roller Camshaft, TPIS Valve Springs, Cloyes True Double Roller Timing Chain, TPIS Adjustable Fuel Pressure Regulator, Balanced Bosch 22 lb/hr Fuel Injectors, MSD 6AL, Taylor 10mm Wires, Bosch Platinum +4 Spark Plugs, MSD Blaster Coil, March Underdrive Pulleys, 6 3/4" Vibratech Streetdamper, TPIS Level 3 PROM, 160 T-stat, Low Temp. Fan Switch, Stock Distributor w/ Bronze Gear, SLP 1 3/4" Headers, Random Technologies High Flow Cat., Adjustable Borla Cat Back Exhaust, Level 10 PTS-3 700R4 Trans, B&M Holeshot 2400 Stall Converter, B&M Trans Cooler, TCI Aluminum Finned Trans Pan, Torque Converter Lock Up Switch, 3" Balanced Aluminum Driveshaft, 3.73 Richmond Gears, Auburn Pro-Series Differential, LPE Aluminum Differential Cover w/ Main Cap Preloads, BF Goodrich Drag Radials, Hotchkis Lower Control Arms, Hotchkis Panhard Rod, Hotchkis Tie Rod Adjuster Sleeves, Bilstein Heavy Duty Shocks and Struts, 1LE Springs, Energy Suspension Polyeurethane Bushings, Global West Tubular Subframe Connectors, Global West Steering Box Brace, HP Motorsports 3 Point Strut Tower Brace

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ok calm down and dont dont use locktite!, try using a kit from arp or other manufacter i have the same problem you just have to keep tightening them or geta kit!

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1989 firebird formula

Mods: converted from T.B.I. to a carburator 305 to a 350. Flowmater exhaust,hedman shortie hedders,202 heads,350 horse cam,bored.40 over, Edlebrock torker2 intake.

Future mods 400 performer rpm intake (polished) and 600 edlebrock carb, comp roller cam, and way better heads. orpossibly a 383 stroker?

 

If only one is coming loose consider yourself lucky. The tune-up checklist for my P/U is : Plugs, cap, rotor, wires, and while I'm here retighten the dam header bolts, fluids, grease, de-grease ( person greasing ), crack cold one and wonder why I always have to keep tightening those dam bolts

 

Get a set of Stage 8 bolts.

 

You can use header bolt lock washers. They are just as small as the head of the header bolt. If the bolt fits, the washer will.

Don't use loctite, it won't hold. The way you REMOVE a loctited bolt is to apply heat.......

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