if any of the ports only have 1 bolt they 'will' leak at some point in the future. i've 'slotted' all 4 port flanges before so all the bottom bolts can be started then slip the header down onto them.
neil.

       A couple ports have 1 upper bolt with at least a side bolt, most have upper and 2 side bolts. 2 ports upper, lower and a side.

I guess that shop i went to for a tun-up and adjustments was trying to get more money. I'll check around to see where else I can bring it. I can't hear any leaks on the headers. Thanks

66 Comet, 390, 4 speed, fpa headers I did some work on my engine, put the engine back in then I put the headers in. Well, I couldn't get quite a few header bolts back in. I was thinking if I left the bell and tranny on I could pull the engine enough to get the bolts on. I was planning to leave the engine on the hoist as I put the bolts in, and the engine still in the engine bay. I really don't want tp pull the engine completely out because it's only about 3-4 bolts on each side. Does that make sense??? I took my engine to get it tuned and the carb set but the guy said the header bolts have to be in for the work. The headers don;t leak as far as I know and they sound fine. Well, anyway.....  Also thank you to all that helped me get the parts I needed and get my engine back together, it runs great!

I have a 66 comet with FPA heads, 4 speed with borgeson power steering, was manual. The FPA headers fit with no modifications

Congrats on quitting for 3 years. You still have to be careful, I quit in 2002 and at 3 years sober I had to struggle for a while to maintain sobriety. I drank very hard for 10 years and the last year I needed vodka in the morning to make it till the liquor stores opened at 9am. I was drinking at least 2 fifths a day on the last year and barely ate and instead drank slim fast to get some kind of nutrients in me. Went to 4 rehabs till the last one took, my liver enzymes were very high and am very lucky that I check out fine now. I am writing this incase anyone is struggling now and thinks that they are too far gone...you aren't, you can still make it.