Intake manifold gasket

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89bonnelmj
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Intake manifold gasket

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I need to change my intake gaskets asap.But Im having a problem with removing the throttle body. How do i remove the coolent tubes that go threw the throttle body?
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They are just held in by o rings. Very carefully wiggle it while pulling. Just curious, why are you needing to change them?
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I know the tubes you are talking about as I just did mine. I found it very awkward to remove also. If you bought the felpro intake kit it has those o-rings to replace, you could try spraying a little carb cleaner into their seats which will help loosen those old o-rings up making them more plyable.
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Thanks guys for the Quick repys :banana: I'm changing them because they have not been changed yet and they are leaking pretty bad. I have to add oil and coolant at times.
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