About William Brady Expertise I can answer virtually any question about CLASSIC British cars UP TO THE MID SEVENTIES. Particularly, Aston Martin;Bentley;Jaguar;Jensen;Land Rover & Rolls Royce. Additionally, I can also answer questions for all models up to 2007 which are SOLD IN THE USA.
Experience Over 40 years as mechanic; service manager; Business owner- service and restoration. Recognised automotive expert witness in California Superior court.
Organizations Member of a Number of Professional Institutions; including; SAE.IMI.IE&T. Completed the ASC Master Mechanic Program.
Publications Technical Editor for EJAG a now defunct magazine. I have written numerous articles on Automotive for many magazines and newspapers. I -and my Business- (Bonnet To Boot),was the subject of a lead article in Import car magazine in the 90's
Education/Credentials Graduated as an Artificer Vehicles from The School of Electrical & Mechanical Engineering in UK in 1971 with a Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Awards and Honors For 15 years I was a member of the SAE transactions committee. Our task was to peruse technical papers and grade them according to a set of criteria.
UK Car Repair - removing intake manifold during head removal
Expert: William Brady - 7/26/2008
Question i have a 1975 mg midget, with a spitfire 1500 engine. i have removed the carb, the exhaust manifod is loose, the thermostat housing is off. the studs have been removed from the block. the nut (badly rusted/size unknown) still connects the intake to the exhaust. the head is free on the block. having said all that the intake is slightly loose across the top of the manifold. what is holding the intake to the head? shouldn't the intake come back from the engine with the exhaust? where do i look?
looking foreword to your response.
thanks in advance
jim moore
kent. ohio usa
Answer Hello, the nut that is frozen on is presumably attached to a stud, which, i'm assuming, is out of the head? The unit is welded together by rust, the best you can do is to soak it with Wd40 and let is soak through, If you se too much force you will break the manifold.
