F22a6 intake manifold swap - difficulties

[Thomas_LX]

I have everything set to do thie swap, everything is off... fuel rail, injectors, and 8/9 bolts.
HOW THE FUCK do I get this last nut off? It is the second away from the thermostat on the bottom. My ratcheting wrenches dont work.. the 6 degrees to ratchet are too many... and I can not work it from underneath because there is a gi-normous coolant line in the way...
You guya that have dine this... how did you get these bolts off?

[blackcb7]

i took off the thermostat housing, giving way for space to take those out

there is like 3 bolts attaching it to the manifold

[93accordtuner]

i did the same thing /\ /\ /\ /\ just know as soon as you open/pull that thermostat housing apprt from the line a shit load of coolant is gonna spew everywhere, you should have drained your radiator first (if you didnt) it makes everything a lot easier and cleaner/dryer. but yeah just 3 bolts on the thermo housing and it pulls apart from the aluminum pipe below

[accordaffair]

It's a PITA, just do what it takes. I removed my thermostat housing as well, you have to get that pipe back in place, sometimes it doesn't seat well and it leaks so you have to retry it...

[owequitit]

I concur.

I think I actually got in there with a box end wrench, but ultimately, that T-stat housing is coming off anyway, so you may as well pull it now.

Also, make sure you replace the O-ring on the crossover pipe, because it will most certainly leak.

[wed3k]

i had to put loads of hondabond on my o-ring and that area.

[owequitit]

i had to put loads of hondabond on my o-ring and that area.

You can do that too I suppose, but if you just replace it with a new one, and coat it in coolant, it should accomplish the same thing.

[wed3k]

You can do that too I suppose, but if you just replace it with a new one, and coat it in coolant, it should accomplish the same thing.

negative.

[owequitit]

negative.

It did for me.