any thoughts on a next step?
(Ruby) manifold all loose and nuts off.
One nearest the rad is oversize and its obviously stuck, as when you waggle the manifold, the stud waggles/bends too. I can get a mm of movement from the block/head, levering with a jemmy bar between head and sidedraft inlet manifold parts. Rest completely loose.
I've taken off the fan/dynamo housing to allow wooden drift from behind onto the manifold outlet end, whilst waggling.
No joy with the amount of force presently applied...
Tried some heat around the stud, but no joy.
Don't want to disturb block. But also tried removing stud with two nuts next to each other, but that didn't work either.
(Ruby) manifold all loose and nuts off.
One nearest the rad is oversize and its obviously stuck, as when you waggle the manifold, the stud waggles/bends too. I can get a mm of movement from the block/head, levering with a jemmy bar between head and sidedraft inlet manifold parts. Rest completely loose.
I've taken off the fan/dynamo housing to allow wooden drift from behind onto the manifold outlet end, whilst waggling.
No joy with the amount of force presently applied...
Tried some heat around the stud, but no joy.
Don't want to disturb block. But also tried removing stud with two nuts next to each other, but that didn't work either.