engine swap questions

[john swenson]

couple of questions friends. is the bolt threaded into the shaft on a 16 vanguard right or left handed threads ? also when refitting a manifold with new flanges is it o.k. to bolt them to the motor then tack weld them to the manifold for final welding ? won't hurt the motor electronics or wires ? thanks always, johnboy va.

[wfo]

RIGHT ...YES

[Nubs]

Right hand, the PTO end turns counter clockwise so it would need to be right handed to do any good. welding will not hurt the electronics or wires but i've seen b b's or slag jump into a cylinder in the past.

[john swenson]

thanks, that's what i thought on both. appreciate the reply ! will post when new engine is in the highboy max 2 and performance results !! johnboy