HELP..Intake man. stuck...

I have a 292 y-block, and am trying to take the intake mani. off, all bolts are out, everything is done, but it wont budge at all, any suggestions would be GREATLY helpful...thanks in advance...Justin

 

Make damn sure ya haven't missed anything. Then take a couple of flat screwdrivers and gently tap them in from the front where the manifold meets the head. Working back and forth.

You won't break the intake if you take your time, and eventually it will just pop loose.

If your gonna keep with the old car thing it wouldn't hurt to round up a couple of brass or aluminum wedges for just that purpose. About 1" wide, and 2-3 inches long, tapering from about nuthin' to about 1/4-5/16".

If it don't make ya dirty it aint yours

 

Thanks a lot, I wasnt sure if I should pry it up, but I am running out of ideas...everything is out, but it is being a bitch. thanks again, Justin

 

Take the biggest hammer you have and smack the bitch...just kidding...if the wedge idea doesn' work, you could get a flat board like a 1x4 and stick it under the intake and ontop of the valley cover and pry upward.

 

Like p&b said, make sure everything is out. I have always remembered the pic of the cylinder head in the "Rebuilding Small Block Chevy" book that the guy "didn't notice" the bottom row of bolts and actually BROKE the head.

 

I GOT IT!!! Thanks for the help guys, now to put in the 4 bbl intake and make this boat float fast!!

 

I found that my old ball-joint separater (pickle fork) works great, it's hard enough to damage it though, so be careful! Aluminum or brass would be much softer and more forgiving.

The separator was in a tool box I got at a garage sale when I was 15. I had no idea what it was, so for years, it was called "my cylinder head tool." hahaha

 

The screwdriver method works okay, and I also sometimes stick the wooden handle of my hammer into the carb bore and apply pressure upwards and downwards until it pulls free.

This gives you some leverage and allows you to direct force in different directions once you wedge the handle in there. The hammer head make a convenient grip and you don't risk nicking the machined surface of the head where the manifold meets it that way.

Just another way of doing it!!