Really good video with some very helpful advice. Planning on doing mine in the next few days. The car has been laid up for two years so hope things haven't deteriorated too much.
would it be wise to mount the exhaust manifold onto the head before installing the head? Doing this part tomorrow and just thinking through it. Is there any danger to having the exhaust mani already on it?
I don't think it would be an issue as long as you're 100% the manifold won't interfere with the amount the head is torqued (e.g. the manifold is resting on the block a bit and affects how much the head is pressed against the block). My vague recollection was that the manifold was very close to the block at points so check that. If you've not 100%, at least loosen the manifold so it can move and can't cause any issues.
Really good video with some very helpful advice. Planning on doing mine in the next few days. The car has been laid up for two years so hope things haven't deteriorated too much.
Thanks and good luck with it 👍
would it be wise to mount the exhaust manifold onto the head before installing the head? Doing this part tomorrow and just thinking through it. Is there any danger to having the exhaust mani already on it?
I don't think it would be an issue as long as you're 100% the manifold won't interfere with the amount the head is torqued (e.g. the manifold is resting on the block a bit and affects how much the head is pressed against the block). My vague recollection was that the manifold was very close to the block at points so check that. If you've not 100%, at least loosen the manifold so it can move and can't cause any issues.