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When I figured out what i thought I was going to need, I placed an order with RockAuto for most of the stuff. I ordered the Dorman replacement lower manifold (aluminum) and the upper manifold (plastic) and both parts fit perfectly. I knew I was going to need gaskets, so I ordered the Mahle kit, thinking it would be convenient to have them all in one box. However, the lower intake manifold gasket from Mahle is a two piece affair requiring use of RTV across the block from head to head. The factory gasket is one piece and I had a feeling it would be easier to keep in place than the two piece gaskets. I was right. I went to the local Ford dealer and paid the price for a factory gasket and happy I did.
The hardest part about getting the upper manifold off was getting the O-ring on the EGR tube to turn loose after 20 years. it was stuck pretty tight. I just had to wrestle it off.
The best thing I did was to keep poking around the internet until I found a really good tutorial that had, not only a lot of highly detailed instructions, but also a page out of the Ford parts book for the entire intake system.
This is the site that I got all that from. seekpart.com/keywordpdf/2011/1111/2011111214955189.pdf
I think I got that right. Let me know if it needs tweaking.
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I have been an electrician forever, and I still enjoy building, repairing and creating projects. Do a little welding and fabrication. My two primary hobbies are messing about with vintage motorcycles and attempting to do my blog site justice (ridingmybucketlist.com)My wife of 51 years and I are in our 3rd year of travels in our motorhome.