At this point (and all the associated frustration) I just may do it that
way
Ashton. I do have enough clearance, and I do have the copper gasket
sealant.
Thanx for clearing my OCD head for me with some KISS advice.
Vito
"Ashton Crusher" <demi@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:39:12 -0500, "Vito"
> <vitointn@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>>Been trying to get the left (driver side) manifold out to replace
gasket.
>>
>>I tried following the removal procedure from alldatadiy.com, but can
seem
>>to
>>get the necessary clearance to get the manifold past the steering shaft.
>>
>>Has anyone else done this procedure and know of some trick that the
books
>>may not be revealing?
>>
>
>
> Why waste your time removing the manifold. If you leave it connected
> to the exhaust system you can most likely just unbolt it, move it an
> inch or two away from the head, remove the old gasket, slip the new
> one in (spray it with copper gasket stuff if you want to increase the
> odds of no leak, I think I used permatex), and bolt the manifold back
> on to the head. I've done this on two different vehicles over the
> years. On one of them that had headers I didn't even replace the
> whole gasket, just teh section that was leaking. If it doesn't work
> you can always do it the hard way later.
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