The story goes that the front (at times) and the rear (mostly) cross-flow head coolant manifolds are to be removed as part of the starter R/R project.

Not so - follow the guides, w/o the mainfolds ( no leaky) involved. Get a friend or your small handed wife to work the flex-end racket that you will use to remove the starter bolts from the firewall side... You'll get it..

We did.

Big man hands will need to be taped up first - cutting ... n all.



In the end of this simple bypass - probably expressed by hundreds before me, but my search failed,... well it worked just perfectly.


Redundant post I am sure, so sorry to pee in a full pot.


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What size are the bolts are they both 14mm? Cuz tht top bolt is killin me

 

12mm or 13mm iirc... Look the only way this project succeeded without all the usual BS was a small hand/forearm approaching from the driver side along the firewall. My landscape - jack of all trades group of workers had the smallest of them tackle that portion of the project for some extra cash- the key was a 5'2" 120lb. soaking wet skinny as hell guy using my mini-flexhead 3/8" racket and a short 6-point socket. He loosened each bolt a bit, then the next, and back to the first, while a buddy was pulling the starter toward the front of the motor.

S K I N N Y arm and tiny hand.

 

Hey where could I rent one of them 120lbs. Special service tools? Auto part store? Dealership? I bet they keep one stuffed away in the back room somewhere hahaha well thx for the tip