So just as I finally got the truck running good, 2 things happened. I come home after a long day of work and my whole house stinks of gasoline! The fuel hose from the tank to the first line sprung a big leak (A/C is in the garage). Easy peasy, replaced the line and the small one a little further up. Took a couple minutes of laying under the back side of the truck trying not to drink any gas.

So I think to myself, GREAT finally this think is running good and not leaking gas! Oh how wrong I was. The very next day I hear a faint ticking, hmm sounds like an exhaust leak. No biggy, I didn't plan on taking the manifolds back off any time soon so I figure I'll just let it go for a little while. In the mean time I made some new spark plug wires and replaced the ignition coil. So much of the truck is original I'm just doing these things so I don't get stranded.

A few days later I drive the truck again to give it some exercise and the leak is worse. WOE IS ME! Tried to re-torque the manifold bolts but everything was already snug, not one of them moved. The next day it was so bad I didn't even want to run the truck.

Finally today I got the chance to take the manifolds off and check this out.




A chunk broke right off. Looks like I'm going to try to install these EFI manifolds again sooner than anticipated.

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This is what happened to me at least.