Intake manifold SUCCESS...well almost

[Montanacanada]

Hufhouse, FYI my 98 montana had two round angled brackets that bolted to the alternator.

Anyway, congradulations on your repair.

Question, Last night I was cleaning up the garage and noticed that I forgot to put back the front exhaust heat shield, should I worry about this ? ?

[GTP Dad]

Not really just make sure your plug wires don't come in contact with the hot manifolds and watch your hands when the vehicle is hot.

[shogunl]

Originally Posted by cdru

Maybe that was an later refinement. I have rear AC (and hence the beefier alternator) on my 98 Trans Sport w/ the Montana package.

You are correct CDRU !!
mine is 99 and it looks like they changed the alternator mounting in that year. New mounting bracket has fair size bolt going through the alternator anchor point. That is where the bracket goes on and the other part mounts on to top of the intake plenium.

BTW hufhouse if you mounted alternator without that bracket what did you do with extra nut that suppose mount on top of extra long plenium bolt?

[hufhouse]

Originally Posted by shogunl

BTW hufhouse if you mounted alternator without that bracket what did you do with extra nut that suppose mount on top of extra long plenium bolt?

I had the nut and the bracket. Other than a little holder for the plug wires that I chose not to use (used a zip-tie instead), those were the only parts I had left over.

You were ALL quite correct. I went out this evening, and the top alternator bolt goes through the threaded part and the hole fits on the back left stud. I backed out the alternator bolt, put the bracket in place, tightened it all up (including the extra nut!) and I am GOOD TO GO!

Van runs great! So far, no leaks. I've made about 5-6 short trips of less than ten miles. It's probably too soon to tell, but I don't see any change at all in the coolant level. I keep sniffing around after driving to see if I can smell any steaming coolant from the engine. I thought I smelled it early on, but that was probably old stuff from all the work burning off.

I'll drive it a thousand miles or so, then do another oil change and have the oil tested. I'll let you all know the results in a month or so!

[shogunl]

Another happy customer, how about that !!!