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Originally Posted by wilfredom
some things u must do is remove the battery, drain radiator & wash the engine area..Oh..those vacuum tubes !! plz make sure how to put them back where each belongs...then..enjoy  |
The engine was cleaned up pretty good a few weeks back with Gunk and some good water from the hose. In removing the intake manifold, I didn't remove the battery, nor did I drain the cooling system. Things were OK skipping over these steps. I didn't lose really any coolant to speak of - maybe, a cup or so.
Oh ... and, for the best part, I was a bit lazy today. I only worked 4 hours this morning and took some vacation time. I found a local machine shop that would put my intake manifold through their "dishwasher". I was quoted a price of $45.00 for this work. However, it had to be done this afternoon because they are not open on weekends and will close down next week for vacation time.
In the end, my bill was actually $55.00 because the tech wanted to remove some more components from the manifold - the fuel rails, the VRIS actuators and a few other components. He then reinstalled them for me before I got back to the shop to pick up the manifold. They had it in their hands for a little over 2 hours. They also pressure washed it to force out more debris and carbon after the dishwashing was completed. I'll get some pics posted a bit later this evening.