Re: The big coolant disaster. HELP!

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2010/11/16 20:01:16

Dave, I wouldn't be apprehensive about removing the manifolds, even ones that have been on for 70 years usually come off pretty easily. It's far to simple a proceedure to be covered in a shop manual. A couple of days before, spray the retaining nuts as well as the fasteners where the exhaust header joins the exhaust manifold with your favorite snake oil, many of us like "PB Blaster". Then remove the carburetor and associated vacuum lines and the like, drop the exhaust header, remove the manifold nuts (you'll probably want to go in thru the right front wheel well to make this easier), and normally, off they come, as a pair.

Then let us know what you find as to the condition of the remaining studs.