I'm ready to pick away! I'm cleaning everything before taking it all out.
Intake Manifold Is Off! - Now to fix the hard pipes
Finally got the manifold off and mostly followed the ShopLife video on how to do it. Now I can start replacing the coolant and heater hard plastic pipes.
Lessons learned with taking off the intake manifold:
1) Have instructions so you can remember how to put it all back together
2) The last manifold nut in the back was hard to take off because I didn't remove the fuel rail
3) Even after vacuuming the areas near the intake ports I found debris near the holes so I covered them up as soon as I removed the manifold but not fully removed
4) The intake manifold gasket is hard to get out and it is breaking while I try to pull it out.
What is the best way to clean the intake manifold and block? I'm going to put aluminum foil over the CCV pipe and fuel hose to make sure nothing gets in them.
Lessons learned with taking off the intake manifold:
1) Have instructions so you can remember how to put it all back together
2) The last manifold nut in the back was hard to take off because I didn't remove the fuel rail
3) Even after vacuuming the areas near the intake ports I found debris near the holes so I covered them up as soon as I removed the manifold but not fully removed
4) The intake manifold gasket is hard to get out and it is breaking while I try to pull it out.
What is the best way to clean the intake manifold and block? I'm going to put aluminum foil over the CCV pipe and fuel hose to make sure nothing gets in them.
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Your vacuum canister tip did not break, the vacuum hose simply crumpled due to age.
If you're going to basically "delete" the exhaust flap, then you need to plug the vacuum port on the back of the intake manifold. You already purchased a mixed packaged of vacuum plugs based on your other posts, just use one of those that fits.
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I realized that once I started taking off the hoses on the intake manifold and they just crumbled.
I didn't purchase a mixed bag of vacuum hoses...just the big one for the back. Now I have to order a couple of this 3.5 mm caps, fuel injector o-rings and some extra intake manifold nuts in case I lose one. Anything else?
This is what it looks like so far. The secondary air vacuum hose hard line broke so I'm just going to use a silicone hose all the way from the back to the cannister. The hoses were falling apart. :-(
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Don't confuse vacuum hoses with capsI realized that once I started taking off the hoses on the intake manifold and they just crumbled.
I didn't purchase a mixed bag of vacuum hoses...just the big one for the back. Now I have to order a couple of this 3.5 mm caps, fuel injector o-rings and some extra intake manifold nuts in case I lose one. Anything else?
This is what it looks like so far. The secondary air vacuum hose hard line broke so I'm just going to use a silicone hose all the way from the back to the cannister. The hoses were falling apart. :-(
. If you go back to some of your old posts, there was a recommendation that you should get a mix package of vacuum caps. Something like this you can get at your local auto parts store. For example:Some have epoxied the vacuum port shut completely at the back of the intake manifold. Personally I would never do that, but it's your choice. You can't un-epoxy something easily
I missed where they said to get a mixed bag of caps. :-(Don't confuse vacuum hoses with caps
Some have epoxied the vacuum port shut completely at the back of the intake manifold. Personally I would never do that, but it's your choice. You can't un-epoxy something easily
So cap the line behind the manifold (where I have the blue silicone hose) and the cannister under the intake? Benefit is less vacuum leaks. Any cons?
Sounds good to me! I like a little louder exhaust!
Just removed the hard pipes! Of course the part inside the block were broken and corroded. I had trouble with the bottom pipe and the hose connector. I pulled up on the clip and it wouldn't pull or twist off. Luckily I bought new hoses.
Tomorrow I start digging out the pieces of the of the old pipe in the block. Should I use a pick with a 90 degree angle to pull the stuff out? Once I get all the stuff out, I'll put a ball of masking tape inside and sand it smooth.
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Tomorrow I start digging out the pieces of the of the old pipe in the block. Should I use a pick with a 90 degree angle to pull the stuff out? Once I get all the stuff out, I'll put a ball of masking tape inside and sand it smooth.
I was very careful when picking the out the debris so hopefully there is no damage in there.
I used a pick and a pick hook to get the stuff out. Then I vacuumed the holes to get whatever debris fell into the hole, The first o-ring came out, then pieces, then the second o-ring and then more pieces.
I used a 16 mm deep impact wrapped with 500 grit sandpaper and then 1000 grit to smooth it out. It feels pretty smooth in there but the stains remain. I'm really to start installing the new hard pipes. Are the holes clean enough?
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