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Except for rocker arms and fulcrums, thls is a complete cylinder-head assembly. I prefer installing rocker arms after heads are on engine.<br />

So, for now I cover the heads up until engine is ready.<br />

installed spring height.<br />

With the installation <strong>of</strong> the last svrina<br />

and valve, your heads are assembled to<br />

the point that they can be installed on<br />

your engine block when it's ready. Spray<br />

the heads with oil and cover them so<br />

they'll remain clean, dry and rust-free<br />

until you're ready for them.<br />

INTAKE MANIFOLD<br />

All that's required to restore your intake<br />

manifold to like-new condition is a<br />

thorough cleaning. If it was hot-tanked,<br />

this job will be considerably easier. Scrape 4<br />

-*<br />

its gasket surfaces-head, cylinder block<br />

and carburetor.<br />

Remove the Baffle-Early <strong>429</strong>1460 engine<br />

intake manifolds have a sheet-metal baffle<br />

riveted to their undersides to shield en-<br />

gine oil from the hot underside <strong>of</strong> the<br />

heat passage. This type <strong>of</strong> baffle was used<br />

rather than the later type which is an<br />

integral part <strong>of</strong> the intake-manifold-tocylinder-head<br />

gaskets. <strong>To</strong> clean the sludge<br />

build-up from this area, you'll have to remove<br />

the baffle. Two spiral-groove rivets<br />

secure the baffle to the manifold. <strong>To</strong> remove<br />

them, you'll need to wedge something<br />

with a very sharp wedge under the<br />

rivet heads. A long skinny chisel will do.<br />

One thing to be aware <strong>of</strong>, the rivet-heads<br />

are easily broken <strong>of</strong>f. If this happens, drill<br />

out the remainder <strong>of</strong> the rivet.<br />

Wedge under the rivet-head until the<br />

head is about a quarter inch <strong>of</strong>f the bafflefar<br />

enough to clamp onto the head with a<br />

pair <strong>of</strong> Vise-Grip pliers. With the pliers<br />

clamped on the rivet head, pry under the<br />

pliers while turning the rivet counterclockwise<br />

to unscrew it. When you've<br />

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<strong>To</strong> do a complete JOD or cleanlng an early 428/480 intake manifold, you'll have to remove<br />

the heat-riser baffle. Do this by wedging under the rivets to raise them far enough so you<br />

can clamp on with a pair <strong>of</strong> Vise-Grip pliers so they can be "unscrewed" from the manifold.<br />

Be careful, their heads are easily broken <strong>of</strong>f.<br />

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