Alright,

need some help removing intake mani on a 79. I got five bolts off, the four outer, the middle right one, but cant even find the middle left one. Also, the middle right one was a hex bolt, needing to be removed by an allen wrench. A friend of mine told me this was not right and was probably someone else's patchwork. I cant find any way of removing the thermal reactor either despite using u-joints to get at the upper bolts. It's freezing in Chicago and playing around is cold garage is OK if you are actually doing work but gets depressing when u are just banging your head against the wall! Ive looked for the wobbly wrenches but cant find them. Where can I find them at a reasonable price?

Gracias!

 

I bought a wobbly socket at Sears just for the 2 center nuts on the SA intakes. The 2 center ones should have studs and nuts, while the outer 4 are bolts.

 

The Mazda special tool 49 8501 125 "Remover, thermal reactor nut" could be used for the upper nuts on the thermal reactor or you can make the equivalent from a distributor wrench.

 

I didnt have much of a problem when i removed an intake of a 80 from the J-Yard but then again the carb was off...... I think. Youll get it off.

 

I will post pics. The problem is that it looks like someone had worked on it and broke something, then made a crappy patchup repair. Gotta see to know what I mean. A real crappy patchwork job...