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 Posted: 08-02-2006 02:07 pm
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colinw59



Joined: 02-14-2006
Location: Bloomfield/Hebron, Connecticut USA
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 This is indeed a  royal PITA, probably the hardest on a JH. On 15851 I re-installed the restored header with the engine in place. The front header is difficult, the rear is the problem. I had to use a series of extensions and knuckles to locate and tighten the four nuts & washers.  If I remember correctly you can't reach these, so it's all done remotely with tools. Don't forget to use Permatex's 'Ultra Copper' on both faces of the header gaskets, which you will of course change. The rack has to be loosened and the steering shaft removed. Make a note of the orientation of the knuckle, if you put it back the wrong way it will foul on the bottom of the left cam cover.  Turn the radio up and live with it if you can until something else fails that requires engine removal , if not good luck, Colin.

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