changing the intake manifold, i have all the bolts out of the thing but it dosent seem to wnt to come out.. im sure its pretty snug in there by now, any tricks to this i maybe dont know about?

 

grab a small pry bar and pull it up from an available corner to pull it loose .

 

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You could also take a rubber mallet and bang the front end of the intake with a couple of sharp blows to loosen it up a bit. It's just stuck down with age. You're replacing the gasket anyway and the intake is not going to break - it's pretty solid cast steel. Just an FYI, it weighs about 40 pounds so be prepared for that when you're lifting it.

 

i got it out... the reason i really pulled it is because my car has been knocking a bit and today it got pretty bad so i decided to take the manifold off and snoop around, seeing as ivenever done this b4 and havent had this car for a while i was shocked to see how clean it was.. but do the lifter rods and all that look okay? it looks like some arent seated right..

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That's completely normal. The lifters that are raised are on the upload side of the cam to open the valve for new fuel or exhaust the combusted fuel.