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09-07-2004, 10:47 PM
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Trouble! Cant remove upper intake plenum
I started to switch the 88 cougar motor over to carb, and I cant get the upper efi intake plenum off. I removed 4 bolts (stock efi intake), and I can only get the plenum to move a bit clockwise and counter clockwise, are there more bolts maybe? (I didnt see any).
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09-07-2004, 11:52 PM
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I'm slow ...I know.
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there should be 6 bolts if i can remember right ..remove the plate with 4 screws off the upper plenum and you should find more underneath. this is a 5.0 motor we are talkin about right?
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09-08-2004, 12:37 AM
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Yeah, 5.0, never thought to look under the plate, thanks.
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09-08-2004, 05:18 PM
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under the plate there is 2 more bolts..
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09-08-2004, 07:56 PM
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In the words of Homer Simpson "DOHHH!"
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09-08-2004, 08:57 PM
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Its the simple things that drive you nutz buddy... I know the feeling!
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09-09-2004, 08:08 AM
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I second that thought!
I usually spend 90% of my time agonizing over the 1 or 2 stripped/badly placed bolts and 10% of my time doing the actual work! Going carb? Good man! Ever since I switched my 91 to a carb, it has only stalled once, and then I sprayed some carb cleaner into it and it started right back up. I had a breakdown every other month with efi! Sure cleans up the enginebay too!
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09-09-2004, 11:00 AM
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My next project I want to go carb just old school hot rod. Nice 4 barrel carb, big cam, no P/S, some long tube headers, and all the other bolt on's I can get in there but I do like the look of the engine bay on a carb'd motor rather then EFI
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09-09-2004, 08:30 PM
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i agree with that.. I to love the cleanliness of the carbs..
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