Nick,Does that mean the intake and exhaust have to come out together as one unit?
--John Henard > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: RE: [Spits] Spit manifolds removal > Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:15:49 -0700 > > John, I feel your pain, most especially my knuckles are tingling. > I have an open-end wrench of the correct size, where I ground down the other > end (the round end) enough that I was able to get the wrench behind the > metal coolant pipe to get at those nuts. One has to turn the wrench front to > back several times during the process as you may only be able to get an > eighth of a turn at a time. On some of my cars, those nuts were the longer > versions, which made them easier to remove. > In my experience at least, the dowels were a non-issue once all the nuts > were removed. > Application of a penetrating fluid like PB Blaster may help, and enable you > to turn them by hand once you've freed them off. > Hope that helps > Nick Moseley > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Henard > Sent: Friday, April 19, 2013 12:30 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Spits] Spit manifolds removal > > Wise (and less frustrated) ones,I am trying to remove the intake and exhaust > manifolds on a '71 and not having much luck. All the manuals/books I have > are vague. I have removed:main nuts along the top of the intake offend studs > at either end of the exhaust manifoldnut (but not stud) securing the intake > to the exhaust manifoldstuds have been snapped at the exhaust down flangeTwo > things that appear to be hanging on:dowels in the top of the intake flanges > - not sure how to removetwo more main nuts under the intake holding the > exhaust to the head (can't get to these yet)What am I missing or how do I > remove the two things above if that is all that is left? Suggestions? > Thanks, > --John Henard > > > > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature > database 8247 (20130419) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com _______________________________________________ [email protected] Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html Suggested annual donation $11.47 Archive: http://www.team.net/archive Forums: http://www.team.net/forums Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/spitfires/[email protected]
