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Originally Posted by Death Touch
Ok, after about 30 minutes in the garage, i am convinced that the under bolt on cylinder 3 is the anti-christ.
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Hey Mr. DT,
Might I suggest that you give me your address and I'll send you a membership application to the "Under Bolt on Cylinder Three is the Anti-Christ Curse Club"? A membership will entitle you to at least a dozen new and really nasty things to call the little bugger, plus a lifetime membership in the "What am I going to do NOW fellowship".
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Believe it or not after about 1/2 turn of every
one of the other manifold bolts, they came all the way out by hand.
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In my BEST Asperger-istic tone: "Well if you think THAT'S something, listen to this: I had two of the bottom bolts on the Driver's Side come out all by themselves! Although I don't know WHEN it happened."
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If the wrench is on from the right I cant get my fingers in far enough between the header on cylinder 1 and 2 to grab the wrench. If its on from the left, the starter is in the way. Go figure.
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It's a Catch-22. If you'd just remove the starter, you could get it off. If you could remove the starter, you wouldn't HAVE to get it off! Have you tried removing the Drag Link Bracket?
The problem that I had with the Bottom Bolt on Number Three is that when I tried to put it back in, it cross threaded! It STILL isn't in, even after attempting to install one of the "Custom-made FE&GB Miracle-Slotted, Self-Tapping Jobbies".
But seriously, a U-Joint 9/16" socket, on an extension with a ratchet, with the front wheels turned all the way one way or another IS able to get on to the head of that bolt.
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On a side note, while i was under the car this afternoon, I found what looked like metal shards. Sure enough, it was the teeth off of the starter. 3 of them.
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OUCH! When I have things like THAT happen, I usually tell the parts house that it's a good thing that messing with Ms. American is a HOBBY, and that I'm having all kinds of FUN, because if it wasn't, I'd probably scrap this old piece of junk!
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Even weirder, we were told that the cars engine was a 30 over 427 and the original 406 was long gone so we never really checked. While under the car I noticed on the engine block "HP" just like the one on the block that we are set to swap out. Could it be...........
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Oh DT, don't fret about THAT. the HP on the block is on MOST of them, and has nothing to do with anything that I've been able to figure out. It's like the "352" that's also cast on the block. It's on all of them and doesn't mean squat. I've found letters and numbers all over the FE "P-Code" in the 3.14, and I just consider them like I do the mole on Cindy Crawford's upper lip. A "beauty mark", I think it called.
Anyway, all that's needed is a huge helping of patience with a couple of scoops of love and when the time is right (and not a second sooner) that bolt will come out just as pretty as you please. I'm speaking from experience here.
Hope this finds you doing well, and hanging in there.
JC
