I broke down and had them done professionally. I believe that the best
approach is to remove the down pipe from the exhaust & to go at the
manifold from underneath. You may want to confirm this with the list.
At 04:11 PM 30/06/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Mark,
>I've finally gotten to the installation of a pacesetter header and the twin
>HS4's. I am currently stuck on your previous problem of getting the lower
studs
>out. Could you let me in on how you solved this situation?
>
>Best regards,
>Ed Hamilton
>
>otmc@bc1.com wrote:
>
>> I have the set of HS4's ready & raring to go & I am stymied for getting the
>> intake manifold off. There is a lip at the bottom of the intake manifold
>> that blocks access to the lower studs and the 1&4 pipes exhaust manifold
>> cup around the outside of them. There are gaps between the 1/2 & 3/4 pipes
>> that I have tried to slip a wrench through, but I just can't get a bite on
>> them. If you work out a solution for getting at them, I would be eternally
>> thankful.
>>
>> Take care,
>>
>> Mark
>>
>> At 09:05 PM 23/02/98 -0500, you wrote:
>> >Mark,
>> >Actually, I'm not that far along as of yet. I've removed the ZS carb and
>> >started cleaning it up (prior to packing away) while waiting on the
rebuild
>> >kits for the HS4's. Once rebuilt, I'll tackle the removal of the old
>> >manifold, etc.
>> >Where are you in the process?
>> >
>> >Regards,
>> >Ed Hamilton
>> >
>> >On the Mark wrote:
>> >
>> >> I am about to make the same move from single Strom to dual HS4's. How
>> >> did you manage to remove the two butterfly clips on the studs betwen
>> >> the intake and exhaust manifolds. For the life of me I couldn't get a
>> >> wrench or a socket on them
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >>
>> >> Mark
>> >>
>> >> > My '80 spit is fitted with the original Stromberg along with the
>> >> > "autostarter" or automatic choke. My original thought was to clean
and
>> >> > rebuild the Stromberg (more for the education -- never having rebuilt
>> >> > one before) put it all back together and make sure everything
works/runs
>> >> > post my winter work. Then, to rebuild twin HS4's and swap them out
>> >> > during the summer. Now that all has been removed, I don't think I'll
>> >> > bother with the education and will proceed with the HS4 installation.
>> >> > Therefore, I assume a manual choke to be in order. Would appreciate
>> >> > hearing from the owner(s) of those old, old, antique spits' regarding
>> >> > the correct part number for the assembly and some reference regarding
>> >> > where it's located on the dash. I can probably figure out the other
>> >> > end.
>> >> >
>> >> > Best regards,
>> >> > Ed Hamilton
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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