Intake Manifold Gasket R & R

[Old77]

I see green antifreeze in there....

 

[89Suburban]

Pic of parts laid out as removed, nice and organized. Also a pic of the dist cap issue that is also being a pain in the ass, I cleaned those terminals like 2 or 3 months ago, this **** keeps coming back!!!!!!

 

[89Suburban]

I see green antifreeze in there....

Dude, that spilt in when I removed the intake. That intake must hold a half phukin gallon of antifreeze in it and have hidden compartments. When I had that thing on the bench and was trying to clean the gaskets off, the stuff kept coming out and I could turn it upside down and sideways and shake it and still couldn't get it all out, spilling on my phukin pants and the work bench and the phukin floor, phuck.

And this is about the time this **** is starting to piss me off and my nice, neat, organized and well tempered mindset and approach started to take a turn onto the highway to hell on this project...

Shot of the manifold, note that the gaskets have the blocked rear ports, where as the new gaskets have open ports.

 

[89Suburban]

Here is a pic of the part of the Cruise bracket the goes down the back of the head, just so you can reference.

 

[89Suburban]

Using a 10mm socket to replace valve cover gaskets.

 

[RetroC10Sport]

Pic of parts laid out as removed, nice and organized. Also a pic of the dist cap issue that is also being a pain in the ass, I cleaned those terminals like 2 or 3 months ago, this **** keeps coming back!!!!!!

Ah's tolju thems wuz aluminuminum...

 

[89Suburban]

Ah's tolju thems wuz aluminuminum...

****, your right. Next time I'll get the brass one and see how it goes. For now I just busted out the dremel with the mini wire wheel and cleaned them off.

 

[Old77]

Where's the point where you're bolts busted off and you're at the point of "no return"? Did I miss some pics?

 

[89Suburban]

Shot of the lower end of the distributor.

 

[89Suburban]

Where's the point where you're bolts busted off and you're at the point of "no return"? Did I miss some pics?

I had to take a break bro, I was getting pissed off already re-living this ****, lol.....

 

[Old77]

I had to take a break bro, I was getting pissed off already re-living this ****, lol.....

Carry on with your cool down period.....

 

[89Suburban]

Here is the broken thermostat bolt. This is the the point my despair, anger and frustration started to kick in. When my simple methods and patience got thrown out the window. This is when I start ripping tools out of the tool box and **** is laying everywhere in a mess trying to take care of this, and it went ******. Wasn't expecting this and didn't have the tools with me I could have had. I am doing this at the shop at work, it is my DD, only set of wheels, and it's Sunday night. Pressure mounts on the shoulders...and I GRAB A BEER.

 

[Old77]

Oh my.... got pics of said beer(s)

On a serious note, could a machine shop help with? I only ask that knowing the methods that you'd already attempted base on previous posts. I'd hate to have to buy a whole new (read USED from the local pick a part yard!) intake just for that issue!!!

 

[89Suburban]

So in my process of drilling out the broken bolt, which actually started off well for the first 3 drill bit sizes, after that any bit I used started walking off center at the bottom of the hole, so the hole is creeping to the side and....ok I am getting mad here....anyway, I did the best I could.

Not to mention that I had to drive 16 penny nails into the workbench to hold the manifold in place while trying to remove the bolt with the ratchet. I knew when I had to bump up to a 1/2" drive setup, something was going to go wrong. In hindsight I should have stopped right there and I didn't, and now I am paying for it now...

 

[89Suburban]

Oh my.... got pics of said beer(s)

On a serious note, could a machine shop help with? I only ask that knowing the methods that you'd already attempted base on previous posts. I'd hate to have to buy a whole new (read USED from the local pick a part yard!) intake just for that issue!!!

I need to do like swims said and drill it some more and heli coil it eventually. Plus the hole is on a slight angle too so the head of the new bolt isn;t sitting flush, real clusterphuck man.