Thinking Of Tackling The Plenum
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Always use new intake manifold bolts. The bolts that hold the plenum to the intake, you could probably reuse. No need to cut them shorter if you're using the 1/4 inch plate. I got new bolts from hughes when I did mine, just felt safer not reusing the old ones, although I doubt its absolutely necessarry to use new ones. Do the bolts not come with the new plate? I bought the entire kit from hughes.
ya the bolts for plate im getting with the plate and in addition im buying the new intake bolts,just didnt know if they would still bottom out, how thick is the original plate?
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I think i might have to do this. I dont think I have a leak yet,145,000 miles but extremely well taken care of from what I could tell from previous owners. Is there any sign of this being done already without takin anything off? I have to be the 4th or 5th owner of this truck and the engine was rebuilt 11,000 miles ago from what I was told. It would be a shame to have to do this afte every bolt on ive already installed. My truck does not seem sluggish for over 4,400#'s. Its got plenty of low end to bark tires and top end to keep up. Im scared about the possibiity though.
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I think i might have to do this. I dont think I have a leak yet,145,000 miles but extremely well taken care of from what I could tell from previous owners. Is there any sign of this being done already without takin anything off? I have to be the 4th or 5th owner of this truck and the engine was rebuilt 11,000 miles ago from what I was told. It would be a shame to have to do this afte every bolt on ive already installed. My truck does not seem sluggish for over 4,400#'s. Its got plenty of low end to bark tires and top end to keep up. Im scared about the possibiity though.
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There's a test in the TSB (look in the forum FAQ/TSB section for it) that will tell you if you have an appreciable leak. "Look for oil" doesn't work because a failed PCV valve will fill the intake with oil, too. That said, you could have a very small leak in there and pass the TSB test. So if the magnet sticks to the belly pan and you want peace of mind badly enough to do it, order up a replacement belly pan kit and kill off most of a day replacing the stocker.