| View Full Version : intake manifold removal 1969cadillaceldorado 03-22-06, 09:59 PM ok i got a 1969 cadillac eldorado with a 500cid there is a build up of black sh*t in the intake so im going to take it off and soak it in gas or something ok so how hard is it to remove the intake manifold and valey pan gasket on there i really cant drop any type of dirt in the motor rite??ok so what should i be looking for when i remove this i already got the AC compresser/carb off so all i have to do is remove the blots and its off? cadillacdeville 03-22-06, 10:52 PM sounds like you've got every thing you need off just make sure theres no hoses or wires in the way. and a little dust won't be the end if it falls in just blow off the manifold with compressed air before you pull it off that should get rid of the loose dirt terrible one 03-23-06, 12:58 AM Yep, just remove the bolts. BTW, it weighs 45 lbs or so, so don't think it's stuck on or anything, it's just extremely heavy! burnrubber 03-23-06, 11:06 AM This may sound somewhat silly but I use my shop vac and vacuumn the intake and surrounding area after removing the bolts to suck up any dirt. 1969cadillaceldorado 03-23-06, 02:18 PM This may sound somewhat silly but I use my shop vac and vacuumn the intake and surrounding area after removing the bolts to suck up any dirt. lol thats what i did well i got it off and painted it and got new vavle covers and painted those and now im just waiting for my carb to come in and waiting for the paint to dry ill post some pics in a min 1969cadillaceldorado 03-23-06, 02:43 PM well ok i know it dont look clean u should of seen it before but i have been cleaning for like 2 hours now so well i g2g get back to work ill post more pics when im done terrible one 03-23-06, 08:34 PM Nice cleanup! burnrubber 03-24-06, 08:54 AM I'm actually thinking about maybe painting my engine that color or perhaps a cast iron gray. Haven't quite made up my mind yet. BTW, that's a nice clean up. 1969cadillaceldorado 03-25-06, 12:05 AM ok i got intake back on today it looks sweet i get the carb tomorrow so ill get pics and a video of my cadillac tomorrow and ill post it terrible one 03-25-06, 07:14 PM Cool deal man. Good luck with tuning the carb and all 1969cadillaceldorado 03-25-06, 08:53 PM the gay autozone ppl said the carb would be in today at 1:30 ok it was 5:00 i called them they said it wont be another 5 days before it even ships 1969cadillaceldorado 03-25-06, 09:01 PM here is one video i took when i first started it up after 7 years in this video its running with 3 year old oil 12 year old sprak plugs and 2 year old gas http://media.putfile.com/1969-cadillac-500-big-block-435hp eldorado99 03-30-06, 12:58 AM Haha, sounds pretty cool in a tractor-ee way. By the way thats one of my favourite Cadillacs you have there. | |