Changing lower intake gasket.
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Changing lower intake gasket.
This has to be the biggest pain ever. My truck was leaking at the #2 cylinder on the lower intake to head gasket. I almost have everything off except the front exhaust manifold because the very front bolt is hidden behind the alternator bracket or something. I took the alt out and then went to town on the bracket, but I couldn't get the lower left bolt out. So I then took off the air pump pulley so I could get a socket wrench in there. Am I going at it in the correct direction, or am I making it harder than it really is?
Any tips?
Thanks
Pete
Any tips?
Thanks
Pete
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Changing lower intake gasket.
Yeah, getting that alt./pump bracket off is "Fun."
Just get all that crap out of the way so that you can do the real work easier. I had to remove the air pump and loosen up the main alt. retention bolt before I could rotate the alt. up enough to get to the bracket bolts underneath.
However, I don't think you MUST remove that bracket to get to the exhaust manifold bolts...
Just get all that crap out of the way so that you can do the real work easier. I had to remove the air pump and loosen up the main alt. retention bolt before I could rotate the alt. up enough to get to the bracket bolts underneath.
However, I don't think you MUST remove that bracket to get to the exhaust manifold bolts...
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Changing lower intake gasket.
I've got everything off and the whole job was "fun". I think it would have been easier to just pull the motor and then do it. I didn't know there were two bolts behind the alt and air pump bracket (thanks stoner). I'll get it all put back together next week sometime. My intake/exhaust gasket just fell apart when I took it off.
