for all those with intake gasket woes
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Car: 1986 Firebird
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for all those with intake gasket woes
for all those with intake gasket woes
it seems here that everyone who does an intake gasket, they pull off the rocker arms to remove the pushrods or even cut the gaskets. here's a little tip that will save you time and cutting up your gaskets, take a pair of channel locks
and tilt the rocker arms back, as if you were trying to open the valves. have someone else pick the pushrods out when you tilt them back because its a two hand job to tilt that rocker and keep the pliers stable and from slipping. Reverse proceedure for intalling pushrods. GOOD LUCK!
[IMG]for all those with intake gasket woes [/IMG]
it seems here that everyone who does an intake gasket, they pull off the rocker arms to remove the pushrods or even cut the gaskets. here's a little tip that will save you time and cutting up your gaskets, take a pair of channel locks
and tilt the rocker arms back, as if you were trying to open the valves. have someone else pick the pushrods out when you tilt them back because its a two hand job to tilt that rocker and keep the pliers stable and from slipping. Reverse proceedure for intalling pushrods. GOOD LUCK!
[IMG]for all those with intake gasket woes [/IMG]
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It's a sound tip...... Even if it is ghetto fabulous 
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Transmission: T5
Axle/Gears: 3.42 open rear
well, if you got some $$, you can get the tool from snap on specifically made for this
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Prefer to take the rockers off here, too. I like to re-adjust the last on the valvetrain
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