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Nov 12, 2014 | 06:35 PM

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lutherdlittle

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definitley watching this!

Nov 12, 2014 | 08:19 PM

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Encho

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I'm still wondering how you managed to pull those manifolds.

Nov 13, 2014 | 06:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Encho

I'm still wondering how you managed to pull those manifolds.

lol I just cut every bolt head off and once I removed the manifold, I just used some Freeze Off and heat along with a new pair of Husky self adjusting-groove- joint pliers, worked much better than a vice grip. They came right out with some force, no bolts broke, thank god...

Nov 13, 2014 | 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by fukfyhuo

Wow, that engine really needed to be pulled to do all that needs to be done. I have a '92 f150, 5.8L with 155,000 miles and it is rust free both in the engine bay and the frame/body. It makes me glad that they use very little deicer on the highways here in Oregon. I assume there is a lot of salt on the winter roads in NY which accounts for all that rust.

They hammer the roads here in NY with salt, but this truck is actually from Connecticut. I just bought it last year from a guy in NY who used it as a driveway only plow truck for his driveway. He plowed with it for two years with no brakes, lol. Before that, it was owned by a person who owned a recycling yard in Connecticut and was pampered from what I am told until he passed away from cancer.