Thanks E, Glenn..
Michael, Those "FailPros" will do it to ya every time. I learned my lesson with those on big block chebbies. I made several crankcase milkshakes with those gaskets..
The good thing about this is ....
I'm gettin' darn fast on this FE tear down/rebuild thing, 60 minutes flat from start to having the intake setting on the drop-gate of the Tommy Lift for cleanup and inspection. That's gotta be some sort of Jack Leg record or sumpin'..
BTW ... That 4' demolition crow bar in the corner works wonders on popping a well stuck FE intake.
Almost turned the car over though..
Man, was that thing glued down..
Not a total waste though, I really needed to do some additional clearancing on the pushrod guide holes in the intake. Any tighter on the pushrods and they would have been a "press fit".
Dave