[greg hazlett]

I have issues; first let me say that I broke a bolt connecting the cat back to the H pipe so I have an exhaust leak there and I stripped a bolt on the drivers side Y flange where the header meets the H pipe...and I could not get 1 nut on each header on due to the size of the pipe and the air manifold..so I have 7/8 nuts on each side...

and the truck will not run. As long as I rev it it runs but it will not idle, it shuts off when I don't give it gas...I do not have any check enginie lights, all 02 sensors are plugged in, I think it is due to the leak at the catback/H pipe and the header/H pipe..both of those are my fault...I will take it Big Al's tomorrow to have them fix that...

The not getting the 1 nut on each side on the header I lay fault at Thorley; I am 6 1, 225 lbs and have large arms/hands..I did this in my driveway without a lift but I can't see where that matters...I jacked the engine up, down, etc, and could not get either of those nuts on..I could get my fingers in to touch the stud but that was it..and if I were able to get it on with my fingers there was no way of getting a socket or wrench in there to tighten it..

I had the drivers side manifold off in an hour and a half; taking them off was a lot easier than putting the new ones on due to the size difference...

I am so upset and hoping that my 2 mistakes are what is causing the truck to not run...I have to get them fixed first before t/s more...

Please chime in if you think my truck not running is due to my mistakes...
I am at a loss...my theory is that it is sucking air in via the exhaust leaks when the engine is not being revved overcoming the exhaust leak...???