Intake manifold
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Intake manifold
I have a '92 Sport with 116,000 mi on the original 4.0 pushrod engine. I would like to tighten the lower intake manifold bolts (they have never been touched since origin). Is there any easy way to get at them without removing the upper manifold? From the advice I have read on the forum, it sounds like it is relatively easy to torque these, but looking into the engine, it seems like not all eight bolts are readily accessible. Any advice/tips would be appreciated.
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I choose to tighten them with the upper intake in place, and I wouldn't say there is an "easy" way to get to all 8 with the upper intake in place. 6 of the 8 are pretty easy. The nut at the rear of the engine on the driver's side is tough until you've done it a couple of times and know which extensions/u-joints to use. The nut on the front passenger side is partially blocked by the #1 fuel injector electrical connector and causes me grief.
