48 288 Intake / Exhaust Manifold Replacement

Posted by Icescreamer On 2019/1/20 19:54:05

Hello,
I have been putting off replacing the cracked exhaust manifold and gaskets for some time on my 48 288. The current manifold looks like it was over-tightened to the intake and cracked. Fortunately, this group help me source another, thank you Ross!

Anyway, I finally jumped in and was able to get all the nuts loosened and it is ready to come off!

After extensive research here I know I should have the intake/exhaust manifold checked and machined for flatness once reassembled.

Is it a best practice to replace the studs and nuts when reinstalling? The heat valve moves freely, I need to get a fresh spring/cover from Kanter.

Anything else I should consider doing while I have them off?

Thank you everyone.