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well sounds like some more money. but o well i rather not have to rip it apart again. and I almost have the intake off i cant get the fuel lines on the driver side off, there is that spikey clip and than it looks like it should just pull apart but i cant get it, do i need special tools or again dont be a wuss and just pull it apart.
ya, you'll need a gm fuel line removal tool, J tool 3496, about $135 for the tool, haha jk.
goto autozone and pick you up the 5/16 and 3/8 fuel line tool, i think they are the white = 5/16 and blue = 3/8, if you're buying the inexpensive plastic tools.
They should be about $5.
Don't try to use a screwdriver or pick lol, just get the tool and it'll make it easier, plus you won't mess up the spikey clip.
keep moving!!!
hey, you should be tweet'n all this stuff on twitter, hahah.
bummer. Drop the pan, pull the pickup tube off the oil pump, drop the windage tray and the lifter should be easily removed. Get a new oil tube oring. I put a small bead of silicone behind the oring to make sure I don't have any leaks due to pinching the oring when re-installing and have not had low oil pressure since on any of my builds. Put the bottom end together after you're finished just in case you drop something else in there. :laugh: Yeah, one new head gasket for the side the lifter fell on and one set of bolts for the head. Use the marker trick on the head bolt so you don't miss one when torqueing. Remove intake as a complete assembly by removing electrical connections, vacuum hoses and fuel line(s). I've reused the intake manifold and exhaust gaskets many times with no issues so far, lucky I guess. :) If you have time and access to a new lifter retainer, I'd replace it so it doesn't happen again in the future.
alright i got the intake and head off, i am wondering about the valley plate, it has the two sensors in the middler and i dont want to break them, do they come off with the plate or do i have to disconnect them and take them out sperate, i pulled on the valley cover for a second but was worried something wasnt right when it didnt just come off.
There is nothing under the valley cover. Leave it on.
i thought i might be able to get to the lifter, or should i just pull the pan and look there.
Drop the pan.
so im working on my pan right now, can i remove the crossmember under the pan so i can get to the rest of bolts or is it under pressure.