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One Side?
I pulled my Power steering pump, bracket, and steering gear yesterday in preparation for the saginaw upgrade and a rebuilt steering gear.
I already purchased new shorty headers that I wanted to put on since I have a tick on the passenger side.
Will I be able to swap just the one side while I am in there and drive the truck until I get around to the passenger side? I plan on doing leveling springs and new shock towers at the same time as I do the passenger side.
I already purchased new shorty headers that I wanted to put on since I have a tick on the passenger side.
Will I be able to swap just the one side while I am in there and drive the truck until I get around to the passenger side? I plan on doing leveling springs and new shock towers at the same time as I do the passenger side.
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Thank you, so nothing to worry about as far as tubing for smog or anything that wouldn't hook up to the new header?
I'll spray the bolts down with some penetrant again today for the break out tomorrow. Fingers crossed!!
I'll spray the bolts down with some penetrant again today for the break out tomorrow. Fingers crossed!!
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Do you have air in head or air in manifold? Do you currently have any air injection tubes on the driver’s side? The EGR on a 5.8L is on the passenger exhaust manifold. There shouldn’t be anything plumbed into the driver’s side that I’m aware of.
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You are 100% correct. Got it done this weekend Only took about an hour and a half to swap out the manifold. So pleased that none of the bolts snapped off.
The nuts for the engine bracket were past corroded and gone, but a torch made short work of that.
My only question is in regards to the connection at the y-pipe.
I got the Fel-pro gasket set for the headers. It came with two donuts and two flat oblong gaskets. The original manifolds didn't have any gaskets were it met the y-pipe. Do I just shove those donuts in there and crank her down, or are these for a different application?
The nuts for the engine bracket were past corroded and gone, but a torch made short work of that.
My only question is in regards to the connection at the y-pipe.
I got the Fel-pro gasket set for the headers. It came with two donuts and two flat oblong gaskets. The original manifolds didn't have any gaskets were it met the y-pipe. Do I just shove those donuts in there and crank her down, or are these for a different application?
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You are correct again. That is what I did. Sometimes it's just nice to have that confirmation on my assumptions.
Thanks!
Thanks!
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