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Originally Posted by millwrightrice
There are 6 bolts.
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Actually, there are five. One at each end, one above the center two exhaust ports and one on each side of the center two ports. The factory used C-shaped sheet metal retainers that went under the front two and back two bolts with the lock tabs mentioned previously. You need to pry these tabs back (a flat blade screwdriver is the tool of choice, with a small hammer for motive force). Since the threads are in blind holes that angle upward, penetrating oil will have virtually no effect. He best technique is to pry back the tabs then if possible run the motor until it heats up. This makes working around the motor tricky but helps loosen the bolts. If the heads are rusted to where a socket it loose, DO NOT round the bolt heads. Instead, try the next smallest METRIC socket. You may need to pound the socket onto the bolt head, but the smaller metric size often makes up for the metal lost to rust. Also, be sure to only use 6-point sockets.