REPLACING HEAD GASKET
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njspider
- Posts: 73
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- Your car is a: 1982 spider
REPLACING HEAD GASKET
The head gasket on my '82 took a dump. Can the head be removed with the intake still attached? What about the exhaust manifold? Any tricks or pitfalls to know about? Thanks
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tima01864
- Patron 2021
- Posts: 702
- Joined: Thu Jan 12, 2012 8:01 pm
- Your car is a: 1983 FIAT Pininafarina Spider 2000
- Location: Wilmington, MA
Re: REPLACING HEAD GASKET
I instlled mine with the intake and plenum attached, The only bad about removing the head was at the exhaust downpipe. I broke off three or four studs and had to have them replaced. The nuts on the manifold came off, Maybe a good time to have the cylinder head rebuilt?
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scrapironchef
- Posts: 155
- Joined: Thu Jul 16, 2009 3:06 pm
- Your car is a: 79 Spider
- Location: Richmond, CA
Re: REPLACING HEAD GASKET
Yes, in fact it may be easier then trying to get everything off first. It will take two people to lift it off safely but easily do-able. Start spraying penetrating oil on the exhaust manifold nuts now and give it a few days.