John,
The manifolds are bolted together with two bolts that are a bit out of
sight; watch for them if you want to separate. These bolts are affixed
from
the underside.
The exhaust manifold can come off the head while still connected to the
downpipe, and just lean over to one side. If you try to undo that flange,
the studs will likely break off, and you're in for more work.
Since you're into replacing the head gasket, likely, you may want to
consider using a copper one. If you re-heat copper to red with a propane
torch it will be re-annealed; then you can use it over again. There will
be
naysayers about this, but, what the heck, some of us like hacking around a
bit. (They are a bit on the thick side though.) (Not the naysayers, the
gaskets!)
I got the following website from Justin Wagner's list (great list Justin!):
http://www.headgasket.com/
Best regards,
Jim Wallace
'60 TR3 TS81417
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From: John Cowan <jfcowan@earthlink.net>
Subject: TR-3A - Loose head bolts; combustion gasses in cooling system
......Or would it just be better to take off the manifolds, remove the head and
replace the head gasket?
Taking off the manifolds looks straighforward, except for the joint where
the exhaust manifold and the exhaust pipe meet. Does anyone know if there
are any pitfalls in this operation?
Thanks.
John Cowan
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