Replaced the cracked manifold

[Beach66Bum]

Well I finally got around to replacing the passenger side manifold which was now completely cracked through ! Wasn't looking forward to this job but all went really smooth. All the bolts broke free easily, I just ran the engine to heat them up, waited 5 minutes, and used a 3/8 drive and breaker bar. (I did not use any penetrating oil) Truck is almost 30 years old. Thanks to all FTF's for your ideas and input regarding doing this job, really helped Check out all the pics of the swap in my gallery.

 

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and the finished job !!

 

[Truckin4life]

Nice, sometimes they are a real p.i.t.a. i remember a particular set of headers that i wanted to melt into a cannon ball and shoot straight up some designers arse...

But im glad it went easy for you!

 

[Beach66Bum]

Thanks ! Waited a year to do the swap for fear of breaking a stud. Now I wish I had done it sooner, what a difference for both sound and performance.