98 water leak at manifold

[billkater]

My 98 truck has a antifreeze smell. After looking at the forums I found it may be the intake manifold. Sure enough it is.

I haven't done much repair work on cars since before fuel injection came out. How hard will it be to put on new gaskets? I know i will have to pull the dist. to do it. What else will I find that needs to be done.

Thanks

Bill

[skipr]

You may run into a little trouble with the AC unit getting in the way of reseting the lower manifold (aluminum). The upper manifold (plastic/mylar) is easy to get off and back on, a 10mm deep socket, 10 mm combo wrench, and a 5/8" tubing type open end wrench for fuel supply/return runner. just remember to re-attach all the computer sensors back exactly the way they came off. replace the two lower manifold gaskets (left/right) and ultra black for the front and back. The upper manifold gasket (O-ring type).And throttle body gasket if removed. Don't forget the proper torque tighting sequence when reassembling.

[wafrederick]

Mark the distribitor before pulling it out.The timing is not adjustable.Throw away the end gaskets away and put a bead of RTV silicone in place of the end gaskets.The end gaskets split and will cause an oil leak.

[nosefirst]

Do yourself a favor & put a couple of cans of Bars Leak first. It could easily buy you a couple of years.