Removing an intake manifold

[priobe]

This might be a dump ?? but what type of intake is this?

Is this one of the original intakes that weigh 90 lbs?

[blykins]

Take a dead blow hammer and smack up on the part of the intake that the water neck bolts to. You just have to break the seal from the RTV.

[vettestr]

I am with Bobcat on this one. Insert a pry bar between block and intake near the T-stat location and apply a force. Add other pry bars a few inches away if really stuck. A steady increase in pressure with one or more bars seems to reduce chance of scaring the surfaces. Remember to drain coolant from the block to keep it out of the oil.