Stuck on header install! please help
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 415
Likes: 0
From: Dallas TX
Stuck on header install! please help
Passengers side header wouldnt go in so I had to unbolt a line and it was under pressure and sprayed out alot of air. I'm guessing this is an AC line and im going to have to get my AC recompressed? heres a few pics of it, its the one wrapped and taped with cloth/metal.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...2/IMG_2225.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...2/IMG_2226.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...2/IMG_2234.jpg
What is the port on the passengers side headers that is welded on just below the AIR port on the LG headers? Last, I thought this header system included the 01+ air tube to reach the header on the passengers side, mine did not. can other LG street series owners clarify this?
http://www.ls1howto.com/content/part...s/12561494.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...2/IMG_2225.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...2/IMG_2226.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...2/IMG_2234.jpg
What is the port on the passengers side headers that is welded on just below the AIR port on the LG headers? Last, I thought this header system included the 01+ air tube to reach the header on the passengers side, mine did not. can other LG street series owners clarify this?
http://www.ls1howto.com/content/part...s/12561494.jpg
Team Owner
Joined: Oct 2001
Posts: 46,764
Likes: 5
From: Boynton Beach Florida
St. Jude Donor '07-'12, '20
Call Lou in the morning for the right AIR tube. You dis-charged your a/c. How are you putting these in? I have done plenty of LG's and never had or heard of an issue. 
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 415
Likes: 0
From: Dallas TX
I'm using this guide.
http://www.ls1howto.com/index.php?article=29
should or shouldn't I have reciever the new AIR pipe with the headers?
http://www.ls1howto.com/index.php?article=29
should or shouldn't I have reciever the new AIR pipe with the headers?
Instructor
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 233
Likes: 0
From: Knoxville TN
And dont drive to far to get that A/C serviced. It has oil in the system that lubes the internals. I'm sure most of it has blown out with the freon(sp?). Dont want a burned up compressor after all the header work.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Apr 2000
Posts: 7,218
Likes: 1
From: Cresskill NJ
Originally Posted by Mudlizard
And dont drive to far to get that A/C serviced. It has oil in the system that lubes the internals. I'm sure most of it has blown out with the freon(sp?). Dont want a burned up compressor after all the header work.
As long as the A/C isn't turned on there is no issue, and the car won't let the compressor start anyway because it will be locked out on the low pressure switch.
Chris
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)
Joe Kucinski
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!
Brett Foote
Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Revolutionary 'Corvette Firsts' Most People Don't Know
Joe Kucinski
5 Reasons to Upgrade to an LS6-Powered Corvette; 5 Reasons to Stay LT2
Michael S. Palmer
that is what it is for
Team Owner
Joined: Oct 2001
Posts: 46,764
Likes: 5
From: Boynton Beach Florida
St. Jude Donor '07-'12, '20
Originally Posted by Tuk
crap, anybody know what the stealership charges for the air pipe?
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 415
Likes: 0
From: Dallas TX
Originally Posted by 99FewteRC5
air tube changeover should have came with the headers. Mine did! Did you them the year of your car when you placed your order?
aah! that is the dipstick holder
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 415
Likes: 0
From: Dallas TX
ok, I've been stuck on swapping the airtube for a good 2+ hrs. All the bolts are off the intake and I'm holding the two bolts up in the back so they dont get stuck in the head, and when I pull it out it gets stuck on something in the very back on the drivers side. BUT I cant see anything and the intake wont budge an inch!
All the bolts are off the intake and I'm holding the two bolts up in the back so they dont get stuck in the head, and when I pull it out it gets stuck on something in the very back on the drivers side. BUT I cant see anything and the intake wont budge an inch!
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 415
Likes: 0
From: Dallas TX
Originally Posted by SmoothFRC
why not just take the intake off? Besides disconnecting the simple injector clips and fuel line, it will make the job ALOT easier, and not take 2 hours.
Team Owner
Joined: Oct 2001
Posts: 46,764
Likes: 5
From: Boynton Beach Florida
St. Jude Donor '07-'12, '20
Originally Posted by muncie21
There's a clamp behind the driver's side head that holds the air tube in place. You only have to loosen the clamp, as it is "U" shaped and will slide out.
