Removal of manifolds

[JJ Autosleeper]

How easy is it to remove the inlet and exhaust manifolds (bolted together) with the engine/head and exhaust in situ?

It looks painful but possible. Any tips?

 

[Panky]

No real issue just rusty and sometimes awkward to get to nuts. Be prepared for skinned knuckles and use plenty of release oil for a few days in advance.

 

[JJ Autosleeper]

It’s been on and off recently so nit should come off ok. It’s just the manual says to remove head and markers together.

But there something odd about my idle right now. I think I may have a crack/leak somewhere in the system.